Julius Erving vs. Mel Hirsch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hirsch 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.

Mel Hirsch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Mel Hirsch 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Mel Hirsch 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Mel Hirsch 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Mel Hirsch 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Mel Hirsch 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Mel Hirsch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Mel Hirsch 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Mel Hirsch 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Mel Hirsch 0.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Mel Hirsch 19

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Mel Hirsch 10

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Mel Hirsch 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Mel Hirsch .200

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Mel Hirsch .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Mel Hirsch -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Mel Hirsch -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Mel Hirsch 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Mel Hirsch -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Mel Hirsch -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Mel Hirsch - 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.