Julius Erving vs. Greg Ostertag Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ostertag 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 and Greg Ostertag both played 11 years in the NBA. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Greg Ostertag had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 achivements, 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
Greg Ostertag 11 9 1995-96 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1976-771995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 57 11.6 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 1.6 1.5 3.2 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 15 14.1 3.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 1.9 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .619

Season 2
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1977-781996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsJazz Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 77 23.6 7.3 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.4 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.7 5.3 .515 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 20 23.0 4.7 2.6 4.3 6.9 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.9 3.8 1.7 4.2 .410 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .743

Season 3
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1978-791997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 63 20.4 4.7 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.4 0.4 2.1 1.2 2.6 1.8 3.8 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.2 .479
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 19 17.7 3.4 1.3 2.9 4.3 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6 2.7 1.4 2.4 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .480

Season 4
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1979-801998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 48 27.9 5.7 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.5 0.3 2.7 0.9 2.9 2.1 4.3 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 11 23.7 4.0 1.6 4.3 5.9 0.5 0.2 2.2 0.7 2.5 1.2 3.2 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.5 .643

Season 5
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1980-811999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 81 19.8 4.5 2.1 3.8 6.0 0.2 0.2 2.1 1.0 2.4 1.5 3.3 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 8 21.6 3.8 2.4 3.3 5.6 0.3 0.3 2.1 1.0 2.5 1.3 2.4 .526 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 6
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1981-822000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 81 18.4 4.5 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.7 1.7 3.5 .495 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.9 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 5 12.8 1.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.8 2.2 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.8 .000

Season 7
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1982-832001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 74 15.0 3.3 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.7 0.2 1.5 0.7 2.1 1.2 2.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .485
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 4 21.8 6.8 4.8 3.8 8.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.3 5.3 .619 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 2.5 .100

Season 8
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1983-842002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 81 23.8 5.4 2.2 4.0 6.2 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.1 4.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .510
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Greg Ostertag 5 30.2 9.2 3.8 4.8 8.6 1.6 0.6 1.8 1.6 3.4 3.2 7.2 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .737

Season 9
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1984-852003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 78 32.5 20.0 2.2 3.1 5.3 3.0 1.7 1.4 2.7 2.6 7.8 15.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .214 4.3 5.7 .765
Greg Ostertag 78 27.6 6.8 2.8 4.6 7.4 1.6 0.4 1.8 1.3 2.9 2.7 5.6 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 13 33.4 17.1 2.2 3.4 5.6 3.7 1.9 0.8 2.8 2.6 6.5 14.4 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 4.8 .857
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1985-862004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 74 33.4 18.1 2.3 2.7 5.0 3.4 1.5 1.1 2.9 2.6 7.0 14.7 .480 0.1 0.4 .281 3.9 5.0 .785
Greg Ostertag 56 9.9 1.6 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.6 0.7 1.5 .440 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.7 .342
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 12 36.1 17.7 2.2 3.7 5.8 4.2 0.9 1.3 3.3 2.7 6.8 15.0 .450 0.2 0.9 .182 4.0 5.4 .738
Greg Ostertag 2 12.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Julius Erving Greg Ostertag
Season 1986-872005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 60 32.0 16.8 1.9 2.5 4.4 3.2 1.3 1.6 2.6 2.3 6.7 14.2 .471 0.2 0.9 .264 3.2 3.9 .813
Greg Ostertag 60 13.5 2.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.0 0.1 1.1 0.8 2.2 1.0 2.1 .492 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 5 36.0 18.2 2.8 2.2 5.0 3.4 1.4 1.2 1.8 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 0.4 1.2 .333 4.2 5.0 .840
Greg Ostertag ------- --- ----------
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