Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Sly Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving and Sly Williams 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 23 times in NBA games. Julius Erving has a 19-4 winning record over Sly Williams, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Julius Erving
vs.
Sly Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Sly Williams:
1979-80 to 1985-86
23 Games played
20 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
19
16
3
Sly Williams
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Julius Erving 22.5 7.0 3.3
Sly Williams 10.3 4.2 2.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Julius Erving 34 13 7
Sly Williams 23 13 8
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Julius Erving 20

games		 17

games		 13

games
Sly Williams 1

game 		4

games		 8

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 20, 1979
1. 76ers 136   Julius Erving 17 4 3 1 0 26 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 111   Sly Williams 8 1 0 0 1 12 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Oct. 26, 1979
2. 76ers 127   Julius Erving 27 4 5 1 0 37 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Knicks 116   Sly Williams 0 1 0 2 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1980
3. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 29 10 1 2 1 37 13-34 .382 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 108   Sly Williams 4 4 0 0 2 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 1980
4. 76ers 126   Julius Erving 30 7 7 3 2 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Knicks 112   Sly Williams 6 3 1 0 1 10 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 14, 1980
5. 76ers 93   Julius Erving 17 9 1 1 0 33 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 113   Sly Williams 12 9 3 0 4 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 12, 1980
6. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 34 7 5 7 3 2 38 13-18 .722 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Knicks 125   Sly Williams 5 2 2 0 5 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Nov. 18, 1980
7. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 30 7 4 5 1 4 34 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Knicks 99   Sly Williams 21 13 4 0 2 41 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 03, 1980
8. 76ers 104   Julius Erving 16 13 6 4 3 38 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 98   Sly Williams 14 5 1 1 3 38 3-11 .273 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 11, 1981
9. 76ers 115   Julius Erving 23 5 6 2 3 32 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Knicks 95   Sly Williams 8 1 4 0 2 31 2-14 .143 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 15, 1981
10. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 31 7 2 2 5 0 32 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 120   Sly Williams 13 11 8 0 3 39 3-11 .273 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1981
11. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 27 4 1 1 4 36 12-20 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 102   Sly Williams 15 2 3 0 3 23 6-7 .857 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 16, 1981
12. 76ers 115   Julius Erving 21 3 0 2 0 5 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Knicks 117   Sly Williams 18 6 3 1 3 27 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 22, 1981
13. 76ers 112   Julius Erving 17 6 7 2 1 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Knicks 105   Sly Williams 17 7 0 0 2 29 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 1982
14. 76ers 114   Julius Erving 18 9 3 0 5 29 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Knicks 107   Sly Williams 10 1 4 0 0 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1982
15. 76ers 104   Julius Erving 22 5 3 2 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Knicks 89   Sly Williams 4 1 0 0 3 13 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 17, 1982
16. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 22 6 3 4 2 3 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 95   Sly Williams 23 6 5 0 3 37 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 9-16 .563
Feb. 20, 1983
17. 76ers 104   Julius Erving 16 5 1 2 2 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 89   Sly Williams 9 2 1 0 3 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 01, 1983
18. 76ers 106   Julius Erving 16 10 5 4 0 2 2 35 5-16 .313 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 94   Sly Williams 5 1 0 3 0 3 1 16 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
19. 76ers 112   Julius Erving 11 10 4 3 1 3 2 37 4-16 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 102   Sly Williams 11 6 1 1 1 2 2 23 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 27, 1983
20. 76ers 98   Julius Erving 20 7 3 1 3 3 3 38 8-20 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 91   Sly Williams 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 13 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1983
21. 76ers 107   Julius Erving 20 11 5 1 2 6 4 40 9-19 .474 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Knicks 105   Sly Williams 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 1984
22. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 31 11 1 1 2 4 1 35 13-21 .619 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Hawks 108   Sly Williams 17 8 4 0 1 1 5 29 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 16, 1985
23. 76ers 122   Julius Erving 23 2 1 4 2 4 2 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Hawks 99   Sly Williams 8 1 3 0 0 3 1 22 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-7 .286
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