Julius Erving vs. Scott Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Williams 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 less than Scott Williams, who played 15. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Scott Williams had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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 Williams 15 8 1990-91 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1976-771990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 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 Williams 51 6.6 2.5 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 .510 0.0 0.0 .500 0.4 0.5 .714
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 Williams 12 6.0 1.9 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.5 1.1 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.7 .550

Season 2
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1977-781991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 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 Williams 63 11.0 3.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.9 1.3 2.7 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .649
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 Williams 22 14.6 4.0 1.5 2.8 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.7 3.0 1.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .714

Season 3
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1978-791992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
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 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 Williams 71 19.3 5.9 2.4 4.0 6.4 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 3.2 2.3 5.0 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .714
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 Williams 19 20.8 5.5 2.1 3.7 5.8 1.4 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.1 2.3 4.6 .506 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.5 .552

Season 4
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1979-801993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsBulls 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 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 Williams 38 16.8 7.6 1.8 2.9 4.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.9 3.0 6.2 .483 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.6 .612
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 Williams 10 15.1 6.3 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.9 2.3 2.4 5.7 .421 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .714

Season 5
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1980-811994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
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 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 Williams 77 23.1 6.4 2.2 4.1 6.3 0.8 0.9 0.5 1.1 3.1 2.7 5.6 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .738
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 Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1981-821995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 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 Williams 13 14.8 3.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.1 1.2 2.2 .517 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 0.9 .833
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 Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1982-831996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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 Williams 62 21.2 5.8 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 3.3 2.6 5.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.9 .691
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 Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1983-841997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 Williams 58 13.8 4.1 1.5 2.1 3.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.3 1.6 3.7 .437 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.1 .810
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 Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1984-851998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards 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 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 Williams 7 6.6 2.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.7 2.4 .294 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .571
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 Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1985-861999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBucks 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 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 Williams 68 21.9 7.6 2.6 4.0 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 3.4 3.1 6.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .729
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 Williams 5 18.6 10.2 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.8 3.2 4.6 7.2 .639 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 11
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season 1986-872000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 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 Williams 66 19.3 6.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 2.7 2.6 5.5 .474 0.0 0.1 .250 0.9 1.1 .857
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 Williams 17 22.2 7.9 2.6 4.5 7.2 0.7 0.6 1.4 0.7 3.4 3.5 7.1 .492 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .571

Season 12
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season -2001-02
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 Williams 41 18.0 4.9 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.9 2.4 2.1 5.3 .396 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Scott Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season -2002-03
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Scott Williams 69 12.6 4.0 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 2.3 1.7 4.2 .411 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.6 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Scott Williams 6 14.0 4.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 2.8 1.8 5.3 .344 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 14
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season -2003-04
Team -Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 ------- --- ----------
Scott Williams 43 12.3 4.6 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.2 2.1 4.3 .484 0.0 0.1 .667 0.4 0.6 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Scott Williams 3 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15
Julius Erving Scott Williams
Season -2004-05
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 Williams 19 8.0 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.6 2.2 .293 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Scott Williams ------- --- ----------
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