Julius Erving vs. Juwan Howard Comparison

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

Juwan Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Juwan Howard 2

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Juwan Howard 19

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Juwan Howard 7

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Juwan Howard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Juwan Howard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Juwan Howard 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Juwan Howard 6.1

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Juwan Howard 2.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Juwan Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Juwan Howard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Juwan Howard 16,159

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Juwan Howard 7,428

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Juwan Howard 2,663

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Juwan Howard 818

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Juwan Howard 312

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Juwan Howard 1,208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Juwan Howard .469

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Juwan Howard .120

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Juwan Howard .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Juwan Howard 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Juwan Howard 3.2

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Juwan Howard 0.7

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Juwan Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Juwan Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Juwan Howard 270

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Juwan Howard 159

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Juwan Howard 32

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Juwan Howard 14

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Juwan Howard 8

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Juwan Howard 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Juwan Howard .393

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Juwan Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Juwan Howard .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997)

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