Julius Erving vs. George Mearns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mearns 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.

George Mearns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
George Mearns: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 George Mearns 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 George Mearns 2

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 George Mearns 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 George Mearns 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 George Mearns 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 George Mearns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 George Mearns 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 George Mearns 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 George Mearns 0.6

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 George Mearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 George Mearns 443

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 George Mearns 45

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 George Mearns 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 George Mearns .255

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * George Mearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 George Mearns .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) George Mearns 6.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) George Mearns 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) George Mearns - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 George Mearns -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 George Mearns -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 George Mearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 George Mearns -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 George Mearns -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 George Mearns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 George Mearns -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * George Mearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 George Mearns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) George Mearns -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) George Mearns -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) George Mearns - 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.