Julius Erving vs. Jay Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jay Vincent 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 / Games against each other

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 Jay Vincent, who played 9. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jay Vincent had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jay Vincent 9 6 1981-82 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1976-771981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA 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 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
Jay Vincent 81 32.4 21.4 2.2 4.7 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 17.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .250 3.6 5.0 .716
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1977-781982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
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 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
Jay Vincent 81 33.7 18.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.6 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.2 .784
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1978-791983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisMavericks 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 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
Jay Vincent 61 23.3 11.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.9 2.6 4.1 9.5 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .781
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
Jay Vincent 10 35.3 15.2 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 2.5 3.6 4.8 12.4 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.2 .903

Season 4
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1979-801984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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 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
Jay Vincent 79 32.2 18.2 2.3 6.6 8.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.9 6.9 14.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.3 .836
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
Jay Vincent 4 33.5 15.5 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 1.5 0.8 2.8 4.0 5.0 14.0 .357 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 7.3 .759

Season 5
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1980-811985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks 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
Jay Vincent 80 24.9 13.8 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 5.5 11.5 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.4 .810
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
Jay Vincent 10 20.4 10.6 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 9.9 .384 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.4 .882

Season 6
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1981-821986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East 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
Jay Vincent 51 27.2 13.3 1.4 2.8 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 5.4 12.0 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .769
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
Jay Vincent 3 24.0 10.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.7 10.0 .367 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1982-831987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets 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 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
Jay Vincent 73 24.0 15.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 6.1 13.1 .466 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 3.9 .805
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
Jay Vincent 8 25.0 17.5 1.3 3.4 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.8 3.1 6.6 13.0 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .850

Season 8
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1983-841988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets, 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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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
Jay Vincent 29 22.3 8.6 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.4 2.2 3.6 8.9 .405 0.0 0.1 .333 1.4 2.1 .667
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1984-851989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsLakers 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 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
Jay Vincent 41 11.2 5.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 4.5 .470 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.2 .837
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
Jay Vincent 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1985-86-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Julius Erving Jay Vincent
Season 1986-87-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------
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