Julius Erving vs. Deb Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deb Smith and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Deb Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Deb Smith: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Deb Smith 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Deb Smith 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Deb Smith 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Deb Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Deb Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Deb Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Deb Smith 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Deb Smith 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Deb Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Deb Smith 73

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Deb Smith 6

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Deb Smith 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Deb Smith .269

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Deb Smith .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Deb Smith 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Deb Smith 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Deb Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Deb Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Deb Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Deb Smith 0

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Deb Smith 0

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Deb Smith 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Deb Smith -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Deb Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Deb Smith - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.