Julius Erving vs. William Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars William Smith and Julius Erving that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

William Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
William Smith: 1971-72 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Julius Erving	1
William Smith	0

NBA Seasons

Julius Erving	11
William Smith	2

Playoffs Played

Julius Erving	11
William Smith	0

All-Star Games

Julius Erving	11
William Smith	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Julius Erving	1
William Smith	0

All-NBA First Team

Julius Erving	5
William Smith	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Julius Erving	7
William Smith	0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Julius Erving	22.0
William Smith	6.8

Rebounds Per Game

Julius Erving	6.7
William Smith	4.8

Assists Per Game

Julius Erving	3.9
William Smith	0.7

Steals Per Game

Julius Erving	1.8
William Smith	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Julius Erving	1.5
William Smith	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Julius Erving	18,364
William Smith	205

Total Rebounds

Julius Erving	5,601
William Smith	143

Total Assists

Julius Erving	3,224
William Smith	20

Total Steals

Julius Erving	1,508
William Smith	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Julius Erving	1,293
William Smith	-		n/a **

Total Games

Julius Erving	836
William Smith	30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Julius Erving	.507
William Smith	.431

3-Point Percentage

Julius Erving	.261		*
William Smith	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Julius Erving	.777
William Smith	.597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Julius Erving	26.9		(1980)
William Smith	8.3		(1972)

Rebounds Per Game

Julius Erving	8.5		(1977)
William Smith	6.1		(1972)

Assists Per Game

Julius Erving	4.6		(1979)
William Smith	0.9		(1972)

Steals Per Game

Julius Erving	2.2		(1980)
William Smith	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Julius Erving	1.8		(1983)
William Smith	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Julius Erving	21.9
William Smith	-

Rebounds Per Game

Julius Erving	7.0
William Smith	-

Assists Per Game

Julius Erving	4.2
William Smith	-

Steals Per Game

Julius Erving	1.7
William Smith	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Julius Erving	1.7
William Smith	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Julius Erving	3,088
William Smith	-

Total Rebounds

Julius Erving	994
William Smith	-

Total Assists

Julius Erving	594
William Smith	-

Total Steals

Julius Erving	235
William Smith	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Julius Erving	239
William Smith	-		n/a **

Total Games

Julius Erving	141
William Smith	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Julius Erving	.486
William Smith	-

3-Point Percentage

Julius Erving	.194		*
William Smith	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Julius Erving	.779
William Smith	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Julius Erving	27.3		(1977)
William Smith	-

Rebounds Per Game

Julius Erving	9.7		(1978)
William Smith	-

Assists Per Game

Julius Erving	5.9		(1979)
William Smith	-

Steals Per Game

Julius Erving	2.2		(1977)
William Smith	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Julius Erving	2.6		(1981)
William Smith	-			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.