Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Ben McDonald

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving and Ben McDonald played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 3 times in NBA games. Julius Erving has a 3-0 winning record over Ben McDonald. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Julius Erving
vs.
Ben McDonald
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
3
3
0
Ben McDonald
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 21.7 4.7 3.3 1.30.0
Ben McDonald 3.3 2.7 1.00.00.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 28 9 5 20
Ben McDonald 4 5 1 00
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 3

games		 1

game		 3

games		 2

games		0

games
Ben McDonald 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 14, 1986
1. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 28 9 2 2 0 4 1 38 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 100   Ben McDonald 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1986
2. 76ers 118   Julius Erving 19 2 3 0 0 3 4 40 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
OT Cavaliers 112   Ben McDonald 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1986
3. 76ers 122   Julius Erving 18 3 5 2 0 1 3 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 102   Ben McDonald 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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