Julius Erving vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Richie Niemiera 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Richie Niemiera - 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.