Julius Erving vs. Jakob Poeltl Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jakob Poeltl 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.
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, 2 more than Jakob Poeltl, who played 9. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jakob Poeltl had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
9 |
3 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +28 | +24.3 | +18.5 | +0.9 | +4.5 | +5.4 | +3.5 | +1.6 | +1.0 | | -1.0 | +7.2 | +14.6 | +.084 | | | | +4.3 | +5.2 | +.233 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
54 |
11.6 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.544 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +13 | +35.6 | +25.6 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +4.4 | +4.5 | +2.0 | +1.0 | | -1.9 | +9.9 | +18.7 | +.068 | | | | +5.8 | +6.8 | +.821 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
6 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +14.2 | +13.7 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +3.1 | +1.3 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -0.2 | +5.2 | +11.7 | +.157 | | | | +3.4 | +3.7 | +.251 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
82 |
18.6 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
.659 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.594 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +20.2 | +16.4 | +2.3 | +3.4 | +5.7 | +3.3 | +1.2 | +1.4 | -2.6 | -0.2 | +6.9 | +14.6 | +.059 | | | | +2.5 | +3.5 | +.039 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
9 |
15.6 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.789 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +19.4 | +17.6 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +3.4 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -3.4 | -1.1 | +6.8 | +14.9 | +.154 | | | | +4.2 | +5.2 | +.212 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
77 |
16.5 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.645 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.533 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +2 | +16.0 | +18.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +4.2 | +1.7 | +1.2 | -3.8 | -1.3 | +6.6 | +14.0 | +.122 | | | | +5.0 | +6.1 | +.205 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
7 |
25.3 |
7.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
.639 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.556 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +18.4 | +21.3 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +1.6 | +0.4 | -2.8 | -0.8 | +8.2 | +16.7 | +.105 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +4.8 | +5.5 | +.322 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
66 |
17.7 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
.624 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.465 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +13 | +8.3 | +16.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +1.4 | | -2.0 | -0.3 | +5.9 | +12.4 | +.095 | | +0.2 | | +4.2 | +4.7 | +.279 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
69 |
26.7 |
8.6 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
7.9 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
.616 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.508 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +5.4 | +10.9 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +1.1 | +1.3 | | -1.0 | -0.3 | +3.6 | +7.8 | +.072 | | +0.1 | | +3.7 | +3.9 | +.268 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
68 |
29.0 |
13.5 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
9.3 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
9.8 |
.618 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.495 |
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| 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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | | +7.1 | +8.9 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 | +3.0 | +7.7 | +.112 | | +0.1 | | +2.9 | +3.2 | +.167 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
72 |
26.5 |
12.5 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
9.1 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
.629 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.592 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +27 | +8.4 | +11.3 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -1.5 | -0.2 | +3.8 | +9.6 | +.144 | +0.1 | +0.3 | | +3.5 | +4.2 | +.203 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
50 |
26.4 |
11.1 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
8.6 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
.656 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.551 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +21 | +2.9 | +5.5 | +1.1 | +3.2 | +4.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +1.4 | +5.6 | +.133 | | +0.1 | +.119 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +.091 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
57 |
29.6 |
14.5 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
10.2 |
.627 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.674 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jakob Poeltl |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Julius Erving played 2 seasons more than Jakob Poeltl in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 11, from 1986 to 1987—Julius Erving played in two Playoffs. In those 2 extra years over Jakob Poeltl, Julius Erving got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion