Julius Winfield Erving II (Dr. J, The Doctor)
Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York
High School: Roosevelt in Roosevelt, New York
College: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 15, 1971
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1993 (Full List)
Relatives: Cousin of Jeff Halliburton
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 74 | 74 | 2474 | 521 | 1085 | 9 | 32 | 289 | 368 | 172 | 372 | 245 | 114 | 82 | 215 | 194 | 1340 | .480 | .281 | .785 | 33.4 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 36 | 36 | 1221 | 272 | 553 | 3 | 16 | 148 | 191 | 89 | 182 | 124 | 64 | 52 | 109 | 88 | 695 | .492 | .188 | .775 | 33.9 | 19.3 | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| Road | 38 | 38 | 1253 | 249 | 532 | 6 | 16 | 141 | 177 | 83 | 190 | 121 | 50 | 30 | 106 | 106 | 645 | .468 | .375 | .797 | 33.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 47 | 1557 | 337 | 697 | 3 | 12 | 172 | 222 | 113 | 255 | 147 | 71 | 46 | 139 | 127 | 849 | .484 | .250 | .775 | 33.1 | 18.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| Post | 27 | 27 | 917 | 184 | 388 | 6 | 20 | 117 | 146 | 59 | 117 | 98 | 43 | 36 | 76 | 67 | 491 | .474 | .300 | .801 | 34.0 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 48 | 48 | 1617 | 366 | 722 | 4 | 14 | 219 | 276 | 100 | 235 | 166 | 82 | 52 | 132 | 113 | 955 | .507 | .286 | .793 | 33.7 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Loss | 26 | 26 | 857 | 155 | 363 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 92 | 72 | 137 | 79 | 32 | 30 | 83 | 81 | 385 | .427 | .278 | .761 | 33.0 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 91 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 63 | .512 | .792 | 30.3 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | |
| November | 14 | 14 | 464 | 98 | 219 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 60 | 47 | 88 | 51 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 237 | .447 | .400 | .650 | 33.1 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | |
| December | 11 | 11 | 369 | 88 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | 18 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 25 | 215 | .524 | .000 | .848 | 33.5 | 19.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 538 | 109 | 229 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 65 | 37 | 81 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 55 | 40 | 271 | .476 | .200 | .800 | 33.6 | 16.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | |
| February | 10 | 10 | 328 | 59 | 131 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 59 | 17 | 40 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 165 | .450 | .500 | .763 | 32.8 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 510 | 101 | 215 | 2 | 13 | 63 | 76 | 37 | 68 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 267 | .470 | .154 | .829 | 34.0 | 17.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| April | 5 | 5 | 174 | 44 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 122 | .550 | .667 | .842 | 34.8 | 24.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 8 | 278 | 61 | 133 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 147 | .459 | .500 | .793 | 34.8 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 206 | 31 | 73 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 91 | .425 | .200 | .778 | 34.3 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 9 | 289 | 75 | 140 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 48 | 18 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 191 | .536 | .250 | .833 | 32.1 | 21.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | |
| Wednesday | 18 | 18 | 596 | 135 | 279 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 87 | 37 | 84 | 57 | 36 | 24 | 59 | 42 | 331 | .484 | .000 | .701 | 33.1 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 3.2 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 3 | 100 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 54 | .528 | .000 | .941 | 33.3 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Friday | 16 | 16 | 533 | 111 | 222 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 69 | 42 | 98 | 64 | 18 | 16 | 55 | 39 | 284 | .500 | .375 | .855 | 33.3 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 14 | 472 | 89 | 202 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 82 | 28 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 242 | .441 | .333 | .756 | 33.7 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 74 | 74 | 2474 | 521 | 1085 | 9 | 32 | 289 | 368 | 172 | 372 | 245 | 114 | 82 | 215 | 194 | 1340 | .480 | .281 | .785 | 33.4 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 122 | 20 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 53 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 40.7 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 2.0 |
| 30-39 | 60 | 60 | 2051 | 427 | 896 | 7 | 29 | 250 | 316 | 133 | 298 | 216 | 94 | 74 | 167 | 157 | 1111 | .477 | .241 | .791 | 34.2 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | |
| 20-29 | 11 | 11 | 301 | 74 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 26 | 52 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 176 | .532 | 1.000 | .730 | 27.4 | 16.0 | 4.7 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 18 | 598 | 117 | 246 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 92 | 30 | 83 | 52 | 22 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 306 | .476 | .125 | .772 | 33.2 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 33 | 1115 | 218 | 474 | 5 | 14 | 126 | 157 | 83 | 166 | 122 | 49 | 37 | 110 | 89 | 567 | .460 | .357 | .803 | 33.8 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 455 | 119 | 226 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 65 | 33 | 75 | 50 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 289 | .527 | .375 | .738 | 32.5 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 273 | 62 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 42 | 22 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 158 | .492 | .000 | .810 | 34.1 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 53 | 53 | 1760 | 376 | 784 | 7 | 24 | 221 | 278 | 126 | 258 | 175 | 82 | 62 | 152 | 141 | 980 | .480 | .292 | .795 | 33.2 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Western | 21 | 21 | 714 | 145 | 301 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 90 | 46 | 114 | 70 | 32 | 20 | 63 | 53 | 360 | .482 | .250 | .756 | 34.0 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 20 | 20 | 659 | 133 | 292 | 4 | 13 | 71 | 93 | 45 | 91 | 55 | 35 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 341 | .455 | .308 | .763 | 33.0 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| Central | 33 | 33 | 1101 | 243 | 492 | 3 | 11 | 150 | 185 | 81 | 167 | 120 | 47 | 51 | 103 | 95 | 639 | .494 | .273 | .811 | 33.4 | 19.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 11 | 377 | 78 | 156 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 48 | 21 | 61 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 195 | .500 | .333 | .771 | 34.3 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 4.1 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 10 | 337 | 67 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 53 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 165 | .462 | .000 | .738 | 33.7 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 163 | 28 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 64 | .389 | .000 | .615 | 32.6 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Boston | 6 | 6 | 204 | 39 | 89 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 101 | .438 | .500 | .792 | 34.0 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 3.3 | |
| Chicago | 6 | 6 | 205 | 44 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 49 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 127 | .494 | .000 | .796 | 34.2 | 21.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 6 | 201 | 49 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 131 | .551 | .333 | .842 | 33.5 | 21.8 | 6.5 | 3.2 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 44 | .529 | .500 | .700 | 34.0 | 22.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .571 | .000 | .857 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | |
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 204 | 52 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 135 | .536 | 1.000 | .789 | 34.0 | 22.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 28 | .400 | .615 | 33.5 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 68 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 35 | .519 | .500 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 165 | 42 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 107 | .494 | .920 | 33.0 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .429 | .800 | 37.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 64 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | .409 | .000 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 163 | 28 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 75 | .467 | .333 | .818 | 32.6 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 6 | 192 | 47 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 113 | .534 | .000 | .792 | 32.0 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 | |
| New York | 5 | 5 | 160 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 87 | .478 | .000 | .750 | 32.0 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 70 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 44 | .533 | .000 | .706 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .353 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 34 | .379 | .750 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 30 | .565 | .000 | .800 | 32.5 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 39 | .567 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 30 | .483 | .500 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 103 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 40 | .304 | .000 | .706 | 34.3 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | |