Julius Erving vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff 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.

Ed Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Ed Ratleff 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Ed Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Ed Ratleff .454

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Ed Ratleff .414

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.