Julius Erving vs. Leo Gottlieb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leo Gottlieb 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.

Leo Gottlieb

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Leo Gottlieb: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Leo Gottlieb 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Leo Gottlieb 2

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Leo Gottlieb 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Leo Gottlieb 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Leo Gottlieb 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Leo Gottlieb 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Leo Gottlieb 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Leo Gottlieb 0.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Leo Gottlieb 465

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Leo Gottlieb 36

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Leo Gottlieb 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Leo Gottlieb .266

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Leo Gottlieb .645

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Leo Gottlieb 5.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Leo Gottlieb 0.4 (1948)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Leo Gottlieb 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Leo Gottlieb 0.3

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Leo Gottlieb 24

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Leo Gottlieb 1

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Leo Gottlieb 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Leo Gottlieb .256

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Leo Gottlieb .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Leo Gottlieb 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Leo Gottlieb 0.3 (1947)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Leo Gottlieb - 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.