Julius Erving vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox and Julius Erving, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Julius Erving played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than De'Aaron Fox, who played 8. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Julius Erving 11 11 1976-77 to 1986-87
De'Aaron Fox 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1976-772017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 82 35.9 21.6 2.3 6.1 8.5 3.7 1.9 1.4 - 3.1 8.4 16.7 .499 - - - 4.9 6.3 .777
difference:+9+8.1+10.0+1.8+3.8+5.7+0.7+0.9+1.1-0.9+3.9+5.8+.087+3.0+3.6+.054
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 19 39.9 27.3 2.2 4.3 6.4 4.5 2.2 1.2 - 2.4 10.7 20.5 .523 - - - 5.8 7.1 .821
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 74 32.8 20.6 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.8 1.8 1.3 3.2 2.8 8.3 16.4 .502 - - - 4.1 4.9 .845
difference:+7+1.4+3.3+1.9+0.9+2.7+3.5+0.2+0.7-0.4-0.3+2.1+2.8+.044+0.4+0.2+.118
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 10 35.8 21.8 4.0 5.7 9.7 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.5 3.0 8.8 18.0 .489 - - - 4.2 5.6 .750
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 78 35.9 23.1 2.5 4.7 7.2 4.6 1.7 1.3 4.0 2.7 9.2 18.7 .491 - - - 4.8 6.4 .745
difference:+27+3.9+2.0+1.8+1.5+3.4+2.2+0.2+0.8-0.9-0.1+1.5+2.7+.011+0.1+0.3+.040
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 9 41.3 25.4 3.2 4.6 7.8 5.9 2.0 1.9 4.2 2.4 9.9 19.1 .517 - - - 5.7 7.4 .761
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 78 36.1 26.9 2.8 4.6 7.4 4.6 2.2 1.8 3.6 2.7 10.7 20.7 .519 0.1 0.3 .200 5.4 6.8 .787
difference:+20+1.0+1.7+2.2+1.7+3.9+2.6+0.7+1.3-0.6-0.2+1.6+1.6+.042+1.7+5.2+.122+0.2+0.4+.068
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 18 38.6 24.4 1.7 5.8 7.6 4.4 2.0 2.1 3.1 3.1 9.2 18.8 .488 0.1 0.5 .222 6.0 7.6 .794
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 82 35.0 24.6 3.0 5.0 8.0 4.4 2.1 1.8 3.2 2.8 9.7 18.6 .521 0.0 0.2 .222 5.1 6.5 .787
difference:+23+0.3+1.4+2.6+1.5+4.1+1.2+0.9+1.4-0.4-0.1+1.0+0.1+.048+1.3+4.0+.075+0.7+0.6+.037
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 16 37.0 22.9 3.3 3.9 7.1 3.4 1.4 2.6 3.4 3.4 8.9 18.8 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.7 .757
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 81 34.4 24.4 2.7 4.2 6.9 3.9 2.0 1.7 2.6 2.8 9.6 17.6 .546 0.0 0.1 .273 5.1 6.7 .763
difference:+8+1.0+0.6+2.2+0.6+2.7+2.2+0.9+1.4-0.1-0.4+0.3+0.6+.034+1.6+4.9+.051+0.4+0.7+.017
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 21 37.1 22.0 2.7 4.7 7.4 4.7 1.8 1.8 3.2 2.6 8.0 15.4 .519 0.0 0.3 .167 5.9 7.9 .752
difference:+14+1.5+5.4+1.0+1.0+2.0+3.0+0.3+1.2-0.8-0.7+2.0+8.2+.095+3.0+8.7+.166+1.5+2.0+.004
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756

Season 7
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 72 33.6 21.4 2.4 4.4 6.8 3.7 1.6 1.8 2.7 2.8 8.4 16.3 .517 0.0 0.1 .286 4.6 6.0 .759
difference:+2+2.3+5.2+1.5+0.7+2.2+1.9+0.4+1.4-0.1-0.2+1.3+4.6+.052+2.9+7.7+.083+0.4+0.3+.021
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 13 37.9 18.4 2.5 5.2 7.6 3.4 1.2 2.1 3.0 3.2 7.3 16.2 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 5.2 .721
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Julius Erving De'Aaron Fox
Season 1983-842024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 77 34.8 22.4 2.5 4.4 6.9 4.0 1.8 1.8 3.0 2.8 8.8 17.2 .512 0.1 0.3 .333 4.7 6.3 .754
difference:+15+1.3+1.1+1.6+0.5+2.1+2.3+0.3+1.4-0.2-0.2+0.1+1.6+.049+1.8+5.8+.023+0.5+1.2+.073
De'Aaron Fox 62 36.1 23.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.6 8.7 18.8 .463 1.9 6.1 .310 4.2 5.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Erving 5 38.8 18.2 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.0 1.6 1.2 4.2 2.8 7.2 15.2 .474 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 4.4 .864
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Julius Erving played 3 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 11, from 1985 to 1987—Julius Erving played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, Julius Erving got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Star Game
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