Julius Erving vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.