Julius Erving vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 James Ray 228

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 James Ray 76

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 James Ray 39

Total Games Julius Erving 836 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 James Ray 3

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 James Ray 0

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 James Ray 2

Total Games Julius Erving 141 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) James Ray 1.0 (1982)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.