Julius Erving vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Howard Porter 1.3 (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.