Julius Erving vs. Don Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don 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.

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Don Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Don Smith 0

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Don Smith 0.8

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

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Don Smith 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Don Smith 6

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

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Don Smith 2

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

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

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Don Smith .154

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

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Don Smith -

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

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Don Smith -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Don Smith -

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

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Don Smith -

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

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

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Don Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Don Smith -

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

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Don Smith -

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

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Don 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.