Julius Erving vs. Scott Wedman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Wedman 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, 2 less than Scott Wedman, who played 13. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Scott Wedman had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Scott Wedman 13 8 1974-75 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1976-771974-75
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City-Omaha Kings
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 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 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
Scott Wedman 80 31.9 11.1 2.5 3.6 6.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 - 3.4 4.7 10.1 .465 - - - 1.7 2.1 .818
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
Scott Wedman 6 38.3 11.0 1.7 4.2 5.8 2.7 1.0 0.5 - 2.8 4.5 11.3 .397 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 2

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1977-781975-76
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Scott Wedman 82 36.2 15.5 2.4 5.0 7.4 2.4 1.3 0.4 - 3.4 6.6 14.4 .456 - - - 2.3 3.0 .780
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1978-791976-77
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City Kings
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
Scott Wedman 81 33.9 15.4 2.3 3.9 6.2 2.8 1.2 0.3 - 2.8 6.4 14.0 .460 - - - 2.5 3.0 .855
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1979-801977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City Kings
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
Scott Wedman 81 36.6 17.7 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.5 1.2 0.3 2.0 3.0 7.5 14.7 .509 - - - 2.7 3.1 .870
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1980-811978-79
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 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 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
Scott Wedman 73 34.2 18.3 1.8 3.4 5.3 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.5 3.3 7.7 14.4 .534 - - - 3.0 3.7 .797
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
Scott Wedman 5 34.8 19.2 2.6 4.8 7.4 1.8 1.8 0.6 2.8 3.6 7.2 15.6 .462 - - - 4.8 6.4 .750

Season 6

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1981-821979-80
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA 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 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
Scott Wedman 68 34.5 19.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 3.4 8.4 16.4 .512 0.1 0.3 .318 2.1 2.7 .801
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
Scott Wedman 3 38.7 22.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 3.0 9.7 21.3 .453 0.7 1.0 .667 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 7

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1982-831980-81
Team Philadelphia 76ersKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings 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 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
Scott Wedman 81 35.8 19.0 1.6 3.8 5.3 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.0 3.6 8.5 17.7 .477 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.5 .686
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
Scott Wedman 15 43.8 20.5 1.1 4.7 5.8 3.9 1.2 0.5 2.6 3.4 8.6 19.8 .434 0.6 2.1 .281 2.7 3.7 .714

Season 8

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1983-841981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
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
Scott Wedman 54 30.3 10.9 2.4 3.3 5.6 2.5 1.4 0.3 1.4 3.5 4.8 10.9 .441 0.1 0.4 .217 1.2 1.7 .733
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1984-851982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 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
Scott Wedman 75 23.9 11.2 1.3 2.5 3.8 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.7 3.0 5.0 10.5 .475 0.1 0.4 .313 1.1 1.4 .794
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
Scott Wedman 6 11.0 4.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.8 2.3 4.0 .583 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 10

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1985-861983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Scott Wedman 68 13.5 4.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 .444 0.0 0.2 .154 0.4 0.5 .829
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
Scott Wedman 17 13.3 5.2 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 2.4 5.6 .417 0.2 0.4 .571 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 11

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season 1986-871984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 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
Scott Wedman 78 14.4 6.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.8 5.9 .478 0.2 0.4 .500 0.5 0.7 .764
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
Scott Wedman 21 16.7 8.7 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.4 3.5 6.4 .545 0.5 1.0 .455 1.2 1.8 .684

Season 12

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season -1985-86
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Scott Wedman 79 17.7 8.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.6 3.6 7.7 .473 0.2 0.6 .354 0.6 0.9 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Scott Wedman 12 11.8 3.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.3 .392 0.2 0.3 .500 0.3 0.3 .750

Season 13

Julius Erving Scott Wedman
Season -1986-87
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Scott Wedman 6 13.0 3.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 4.5 .333 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------