Jim Burns vs. Julius Erving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Julius Erving and Jim Burns that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Burns

vs.

Julius Erving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 1

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Julius Erving 11

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 11

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 1

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 Julius Erving 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Julius Erving 6.7

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Julius Erving 3.9

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Julius Erving 18,364

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Julius Erving 5,601

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Julius Erving 3,224

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1,508

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1,293

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Julius Erving 836

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Julius Erving .507

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Julius Erving .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Julius Erving 26.9 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Julius Erving 8.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Julius Erving 4.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 2.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Julius Erving 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Julius Erving 7.0

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Julius Erving 4.2

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Julius Erving 3,088

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Julius Erving 994

Total Assists Jim Burns - Julius Erving 594

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 235

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 239

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Julius Erving 141

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Julius Erving .486

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving .194 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Julius Erving .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Julius Erving 27.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Julius Erving 9.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Julius Erving 5.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 2.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Julius Erving 2.6 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.