Julius Erving vs. Rui Hachimura Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rui Hachimura 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, 4 more than Rui Hachimura, who played 7. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Rui Hachimura had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Rui Hachimura |
7 |
4 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
Jump to season:
|
|
more >>
Rookie 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 |
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: | +34 | +5.8 | +8.1 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +1.2 | | -0.9 | +3.1 | +5.3 | +.033 | | | | +2.5 | +3.4 | +.052 |
| Rui Hachimura |
48 |
30.1 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.466 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.287 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.829 |
|
| 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 |
| Rui Hachimura |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
2nd 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 |
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: | +17 | +1.3 | +6.8 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +2.4 | +1.0 | +1.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | +2.9 | +5.0 | +.024 | | | | +1.9 | +2.1 | +.075 |
| Rui Hachimura |
57 |
31.5 |
13.8 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
11.4 |
.478 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.328 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.770 |
|
| 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 |
| difference: | +5 | +1.2 | +7.0 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +3.0 | +1.1 | +1.6 | -2.5 | -0.6 | +3.0 | +8.6 | +.128 | | | | +2.8 | +3.2 | +.167 |
| Rui Hachimura |
5 |
34.6 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
9.4 |
.617 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.600 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.583 |
more >>
3rd 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 |
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: | +36 | +13.4 | +11.8 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +3.4 | +3.5 | +1.2 | +1.1 | -3.2 | -1.4 | +4.7 | +9.6 | | | | | +3.7 | +4.8 | +.048 |
| Rui Hachimura |
42 |
22.5 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
.491 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.447 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.697 |
|
| 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 |
| Rui Hachimura |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
4th 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 |
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: | +15 | +12.8 | +15.7 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +1.9 | +1.4 | -2.8 | -1.6 | +6.2 | +11.4 | +.033 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +.119 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +.048 |
| Rui Hachimura |
63 |
23.3 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
9.3 |
.486 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.319 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.739 |
|
| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +14.3 | +12.2 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +4.0 | +3.8 | +1.5 | +1.8 | -2.5 | -1.5 | +4.6 | +10.6 | +.069 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +.265 | +4.1 | +5.5 | +.088 |
| Rui Hachimura |
16 |
24.3 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
.557 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
.487 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
.882 |
more >>
5th 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 |
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: | +14 | +8.1 | +11.0 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +1.4 | -2.5 | -1.3 | +4.4 | +8.7 | +.016 | +1.4 | +3.2 | +.200 | +3.6 | +4.5 | +.048 |
| Rui Hachimura |
68 |
26.9 |
13.6 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
9.9 |
.537 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.422 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.739 |
|
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +6.6 | +15.1 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +2.6 | +1.4 | +2.6 | -3.0 | -1.8 | +5.9 | +11.2 | +.080 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +.357 | +4.3 | +5.1 | +.257 |
| Rui Hachimura |
5 |
30.4 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.395 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
more >>
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: | +22 | +2.7 | +11.3 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +1.3 | -1.8 | -1.0 | +4.6 | +7.8 | +.037 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +.140 | +3.6 | +4.8 | +.007 |
| Rui Hachimura |
59 |
31.7 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
9.8 |
.509 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.413 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.770 |
|
| 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 |
| difference: | +16 | +0.7 | +7.2 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +3.7 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -1.8 | -0.2 | +2.4 | +4.0 | +.028 | +3.0 | +5.9 | +.317 | +5.3 | +7.3 | +.248 |
| Rui Hachimura |
5 |
36.4 |
14.8 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
.491 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
.484 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.000 |
more >>
7th 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 |
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: | +49 | +0.6 | +7.7 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +2.9 | +1.1 | +1.6 | -1.7 | -1.1 | +3.1 | +6.5 | +.023 | +2.0 | +4.1 | +.183 | +3.4 | +4.4 | +.009 |
| Rui Hachimura |
23 |
33.0 |
13.7 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
.540 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.469 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
|
| 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 |
| Rui Hachimura |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Additional Years |
* Julius Erving played 4 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 1984 to 1987—Julius Erving played in 4 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Rui Hachimura, Julius Erving got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
4 All-Star Game
|
NBA Champion