Julius Erving vs. Lawrence Funderburke Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lawrence Funderburke 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 played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Lawrence Funderburke, who played 7. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Lawrence Funderburke had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Lawrence Funderburke 7 6 1997-98 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1976-771997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second 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
Lawrence Funderburke 52 21.0 9.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.1 3.7 7.5 .490 0.0 0.1 .143 2.1 3.1 .679
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1977-781998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsKings 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 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
Lawrence Funderburke 47 19.9 8.9 2.1 2.6 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.6 6.4 .559 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.6 .708
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
Lawrence Funderburke 3 10.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 4.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1978-791999-00
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 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
Lawrence Funderburke 75 13.7 6.4 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 2.5 4.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .706
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
Lawrence Funderburke 4 8.3 2.5 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 4
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1979-802000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsKings 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
Lawrence Funderburke 59 11.8 4.9 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.0 4.1 .496 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .623
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
Lawrence Funderburke 3 5.7 2.3 1.3 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1980-812001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsKings 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 35.0 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
Lawrence Funderburke 56 12.9 4.7 1.4 2.2 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.1 4.4 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.0 .607
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
Lawrence Funderburke 5 4.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1981-822002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsKings 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 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
Lawrence Funderburke 27 8.5 2.7 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.7 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .588
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
Lawrence Funderburke 6 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750

Note: Lawrence Funderburke didn't play in 2003-04.

Season 7
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1982-832004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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 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
Lawrence Funderburke 2 10.5 4.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600
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
Lawrence Funderburke 5 5.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 8
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1983-84-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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 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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
Season 1984-85-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Julius Erving Lawrence Funderburke
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------
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
Lawrence Funderburke ------- --- ----------
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