Julius Erving vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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 Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Ed Sadowski 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Ed Sadowski .354

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

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Ed Sadowski .338

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

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Ed Sadowski - 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.