Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Jeff Ruland

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving and Jeff Ruland 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.

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They faced each other a total of 27 times in NBA games. Julius Erving has a 21-6 winning record over Jeff Ruland, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Julius Erving
vs.
Jeff Ruland
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93
27 Games played
21 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
21
17
4
Jeff Ruland
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 19.6 4.9 3.2 1.3
Jeff Ruland 17.9 8.7 3.60.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 32 10 8 4
Jeff Ruland 37 20 7 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 16

games		 5

games		 11

games		 14

games
Jeff Ruland 8

games 		20

games		 11

games		 6

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 2

games		 5

games		 7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1981
1. 76ers 112   Julius Erving 19 3 1 1 2 2 29 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 99   Jeff Ruland 2 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
2. 76ers 126   Julius Erving 22 4 5 3 3 35 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 112   Jeff Ruland 18 9 5 1 5 34 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 12, 1982
3. 76ers 95   Julius Erving 26 5 4 4 3 3 38 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bullets 92   Jeff Ruland 17 12 1 0 5 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 03, 1982
4. 76ers 122   Julius Erving 32 5 3 1 0 1 25 13-18 .722 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 23 11 2 1 5 39 10-12 .833 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 17, 1982
5. 76ers 102   Julius Erving 18 4 5 0 4 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bullets 93   Jeff Ruland 17 20 5 1 0 3 5 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 16, 1982
6. 76ers 100   Julius Erving 22 3 1 0 5 30 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 22 9 0 1 3 32 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1982
7. 76ers 102   Julius Erving 25 6 2 1 1 2 3 32 10-21 .476 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 93   Jeff Ruland 13 10 3 0 2 4 4 37 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 18, 1982
8. 76ers 97   Julius Erving 20 7 3 1 2 2 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 11 7 4 2 0 3 6 25 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 07, 1983
9. 76ers 106   Julius Erving 23 4 3 1 3 4 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Bullets 89   Jeff Ruland 25 12 2 1 1 5 37 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Mar. 12, 1983
10. 76ers 95   Julius Erving 15 10 1 2 1 2 35 3-12 .250 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Bullets 86   Jeff Ruland 16 8 4 1 0 6 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 13, 1983
11. 76ers 97   Julius Erving 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 93   Jeff Ruland 22 9 5 0 2 4 4 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 13, 1983
12. 76ers 76   Julius Erving 7 4 4 0 1 5 2 25 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Bullets 95   Jeff Ruland 17 10 4 2 1 4 3 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
13. 76ers 117   Julius Erving 23 5 5 1 4 3 3 32 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 114   Jeff Ruland 23 10 6 2 0 1 5 41 10-11 .909 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 11, 1984
14. 76ers 121   Julius Erving 21 3 4 4 0 6 3 31 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 99   Jeff Ruland 20 9 4 1 1 7 4 34 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 4-9 .444
Jan. 21, 1984
15. 76ers 90   Julius Erving 19 9 1 3 1 4 2 34 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bullets 94   Jeff Ruland 37 8 3 4 0 6 5 40 10-15 .667 0-0 - 17-20 .850
Mar. 22, 1984
16. 76ers 106   Julius Erving 18 5 8 2 1 4 1 36 5-16 .313 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 13 9 3 1 1 2 4 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 28, 1984
17. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 17 6 2 0 2 7 2 33 5-15 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bullets 103   Jeff Ruland 22 11 2 2 0 4 6 45 10-19 .526 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1984
18. 76ers 105   Julius Erving 16 3 3 3 1 4 2 33 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bullets 120   Jeff Ruland 22 7 2 1 0 1 3 32 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 27, 1984
19. 76ers 93   Julius Erving 19 2 2 2 1 0 0 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bullets 89   Jeff Ruland 17 9 3 1 0 1 3 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 13, 1985
20. 76ers 115   Julius Erving 21 2 2 0 2 2 2 29 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Bullets 104   Jeff Ruland 21 6 6 0 0 8 5 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1985
21. 76ers 104   Julius Erving 24 6 1 3 1 1 1 38 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 97   Jeff Ruland 20 10 7 4 0 8 5 37 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Apr. 21, 1985
22. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 23 4 4 3 0 0 3 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bullets 94   Jeff Ruland 12 7 2 4 0 3 3 41 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
Apr. 24, 1985
23. 76ers 100   Julius Erving 15 6 3 1 0 3 3 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 118   Jeff Ruland 25 7 5 0 2 6 4 39 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 26, 1985
24. 76ers 106   Julius Erving 25 5 1 2 0 3 2 35 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 98   Jeff Ruland 13 10 7 1 2 6 3 45 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 21, 1986
25. 76ers 112   Julius Erving 12 5 5 1 0 4 2 35 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Bullets 105   Jeff Ruland 6 2 1 0 0 4 4 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1986
26. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 25 7 6 2 1 4 2 43 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 116   Jeff Ruland 13 7 5 0 1 1 5 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 27, 1986
27. 76ers 134   Julius Erving 19 6 7 2 2 2 2 36 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 109   Jeff Ruland 15 5 5 0 1 5 1 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
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