Kevin Duckworth vs. Julius Erving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Erving and Kevin Duckworth, 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.

Kevin Duckworth and Julius Erving both played 11 years in the NBA. Kevin Duckworth had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Julius Erving had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Kevin Duckworth 11 7 1986-87 to 1996-97
Julius Erving 11 11 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1986-871976-77
Team San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 65 13.5 5.4 1.2 2.3 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.2 3.0 2.0 4.2 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .687
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 4 13.3 3.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 3.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
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

Season 2
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1987-881977-78
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Most Improved Player-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 78 28.5 15.8 2.9 4.5 7.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.3 3.6 5.8 11.6 .496 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.5 .770
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 4 37.8 21.5 5.0 6.0 11.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 5.3 3.5 8.5 17.5 .486 0.0 0.3 .000 4.5 5.8 .783
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

Season 3
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1988-891978-79
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 79 33.7 18.1 3.1 4.9 8.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.8 7.0 14.7 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.4 .757
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 3 27.7 11.3 2.7 3.0 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.7 5.7 4.7 11.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .545
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

Season 4
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1989-901979-80
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 82 30.0 16.2 2.2 4.0 6.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 2.1 3.3 6.7 14.0 .478 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.8 .740
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 15 30.2 13.1 1.9 3.9 5.8 1.1 0.3 0.6 2.2 4.0 5.5 12.5 .439 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.1 .717
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

Season 5
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1990-911980-81
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 81 31.0 15.8 2.2 4.4 6.6 1.1 0.4 0.4 2.3 3.1 6.4 13.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .772
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 16 31.9 11.7 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 2.4 3.3 4.6 11.4 .401 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.5 .732
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

Season 6
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1991-921981-82
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 82 27.1 10.7 1.8 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.2 4.4 9.6 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .690
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 21 30.8 11.9 1.9 3.7 5.6 2.0 0.5 0.6 2.1 3.6 5.1 10.3 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .660
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

Season 7
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1992-931982-83
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 74 23.8 9.9 1.6 3.6 5.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 3.0 4.1 9.3 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .730
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 4 14.5 4.5 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5 3.0 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Season 8
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1993-941983-84
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 69 21.5 6.6 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.2 2.7 6.4 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1994-951984-85
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 40 20.5 7.1 1.6 3.3 4.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 2.8 3.0 6.7 .442 0.1 0.3 .200 1.1 1.8 .643
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1995-961985-86
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Kevin Duckworth 8 7.3 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.4 1.8 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11
Kevin Duckworth Julius Erving
Season 1996-971986-87
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth 26 14.8 4.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 2.4 1.7 4.0 .437 0.1 0.2 .750 0.4 0.6 .688
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Duckworth ------- --- ----------
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
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