Julius Erving vs. Sleepy Floyd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sleepy Floyd 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 / Games against each other

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 Sleepy Floyd, who played 13. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Sleepy Floyd had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Sleepy Floyd 13 7 1982-83 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1976-771982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors
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
Sleepy Floyd 76 16.4 8.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.8 3.0 6.9 .429 0.1 0.3 .400 2.0 2.4 .833
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
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1977-781983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards 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 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
Sleepy Floyd 77 33.2 16.8 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.5 1.3 0.4 2.5 2.8 6.3 13.6 .463 0.1 0.6 .178 4.1 5.0 .816
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
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1978-791984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
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
Sleepy Floyd 82 35.0 19.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.0 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.4 16.7 .445 0.5 1.7 .294 4.1 5.1 .810
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
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1979-801985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
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
Sleepy Floyd 82 33.7 17.2 0.9 2.7 3.6 9.1 1.9 0.2 3.5 2.4 6.2 12.3 .506 0.5 1.5 .328 4.3 5.4 .796
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
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1980-811986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors 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
Sleepy Floyd 82 37.4 18.8 0.7 2.6 3.3 10.3 1.8 0.2 3.4 2.4 6.1 12.6 .488 0.9 2.3 .384 5.6 6.5 .860
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
Sleepy Floyd 10 41.4 21.4 0.9 2.1 3.0 10.2 1.8 0.2 3.5 2.4 7.7 15.2 .507 1.3 2.8 .464 4.7 5.1 .922

Season 6

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1981-821987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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
Sleepy Floyd 77 32.6 15.0 1.0 2.8 3.8 7.1 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.5 5.5 12.6 .433 0.2 0.9 .194 3.9 4.6 .850
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
Sleepy Floyd 4 38.5 18.8 0.8 1.0 1.8 8.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 6.5 15.3 .426 1.0 2.0 .500 4.8 5.5 .864

Season 7

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1982-831988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 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
Sleepy Floyd 82 34.0 14.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 8.6 1.5 0.1 3.1 2.4 4.8 10.9 .443 1.3 3.6 .373 3.2 3.8 .845
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
Sleepy Floyd 4 40.0 15.5 0.8 3.8 4.5 6.5 2.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.5 11.5 .478 2.0 3.8 .533 2.5 3.5 .714

Season 8

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1983-841989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 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
Sleepy Floyd 82 32.1 12.2 0.6 1.9 2.4 7.3 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.9 4.4 9.8 .451 1.1 2.9 .380 2.3 2.8 .806
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
Sleepy Floyd 4 43.0 18.5 1.8 2.0 3.8 10.3 1.3 0.3 3.8 1.3 7.5 16.0 .469 0.8 3.0 .250 2.8 4.3 .647

Season 9

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1984-851990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsRockets 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 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
Sleepy Floyd 82 22.6 12.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.9 1.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 4.7 11.5 .411 0.6 2.1 .273 2.3 3.0 .752
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
Sleepy Floyd 3 13.7 5.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 1.3 2.7 8.0 .333 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1985-861991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
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
Sleepy Floyd 82 20.3 9.1 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 8.6 .406 0.5 1.5 .301 1.6 2.1 .794
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
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season 1986-871992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets 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 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
Sleepy Floyd 52 16.7 6.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.1 2.4 5.9 .407 0.3 1.1 .286 1.6 2.0 .794
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
Sleepy Floyd 7 8.6 2.9 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.3 0.9 2.7 .316 0.1 0.4 .333 1.0 1.4 .700

Season 12

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season -1993-94
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 ------- --- ----------
Sleepy Floyd 53 13.9 3.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 3.9 .335 0.2 0.7 .222 1.0 1.5 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Sleepy Floyd 4 9.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 13

Julius Erving Sleepy Floyd
Season -1994-95
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Sleepy Floyd 48 17.3 4.1 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 4.4 .335 0.5 1.8 .284 0.6 0.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Sleepy Floyd ------- --- ----------