Julius Erving vs. Matt Geiger Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Matt Geiger 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, 1 more than Matt Geiger, who played 10. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Matt Geiger had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Matt Geiger 10 6 1992-93 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1976-771992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
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
Matt Geiger 48 11.5 4.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.6 1.6 3.0 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .674
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
Matt Geiger ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1977-781993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsHeat 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 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
Matt Geiger 72 16.7 7.2 1.7 2.6 4.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.8 2.8 4.9 .574 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.1 .779
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
Matt Geiger 2 5.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1978-791994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Matt Geiger 74 23.1 8.3 2.0 3.6 5.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.5 3.3 3.5 6.6 .536 0.1 0.1 .400 1.3 1.9 .650
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
Matt Geiger ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1979-801995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Matt Geiger 77 30.5 11.2 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.8 3.8 4.6 8.6 .536 0.0 0.1 .375 1.9 2.7 .727
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
Matt Geiger ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1980-811996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsHornets 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 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
Matt Geiger 49 21.3 8.9 2.0 3.2 5.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.4 3.1 3.5 7.1 .489 0.1 0.4 .300 1.8 2.6 .701
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
Matt Geiger 3 10.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 6
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1981-821997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsHornets 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 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
Matt Geiger 78 23.6 11.3 2.5 4.2 6.7 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.4 2.4 4.6 9.1 .505 0.0 0.1 .091 2.2 3.0 .712
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
Matt Geiger 4 5.8 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1982-831998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 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
Matt Geiger 50 30.8 13.5 2.7 4.5 7.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.1 5.3 11.1 .479 0.0 0.1 .200 2.8 3.5 .797
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
Matt Geiger 8 29.9 13.5 2.9 4.8 7.6 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.6 3.6 5.3 12.0 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.6 .828

Season 8
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1983-841999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 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
Matt Geiger 65 21.6 9.7 2.4 3.6 6.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.4 3.0 4.0 9.1 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.2 .779
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
Matt Geiger 8 16.1 8.8 2.1 2.9 5.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.9 3.1 6.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.1 .800

Season 9
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1984-852000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 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
Matt Geiger 35 15.5 6.1 1.4 2.5 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.1 2.5 6.4 .393 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.5 .685
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
Matt Geiger 12 8.3 3.2 0.8 0.7 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 2.5 1.4 2.4 .586 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 10
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
Season 1985-862001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Matt Geiger 4 9.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 .125 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
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
Matt Geiger ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Julius Erving Matt Geiger
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
Matt Geiger ------- --- ----------
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
Matt Geiger ------- --- ----------
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