Julius Erving vs. John Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Murphy 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.

John Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 John Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 John Murphy 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 John Murphy 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 John Murphy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 John Murphy 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 John Murphy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 John Murphy 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 John Murphy 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 John Murphy 0.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 John Murphy 32

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 John Murphy 0

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 John Murphy 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 John Murphy .275

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * John Murphy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 John Murphy .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) John Murphy 1.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) John Murphy 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) John Murphy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 John Murphy -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 John Murphy -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 John Murphy -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 John Murphy 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 John Murphy -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * John Murphy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 John Murphy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) John Murphy -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) John Murphy - 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.