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Julius Erving
Julius Erving advanced stats and career rankings
2.0 average league finish
4,430 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Julius Erving ranks #24 all time. He finished #1 in 2 seasons and in the top five 6 times, giving him an elite peak. His full-career value ranks #39, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Julius Erving's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Julius Erving ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite3.9
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 3.9
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #24
Strongest seasons
Every season
Julius Erving advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 36 | 60 | 1,918 | +1.91 | 87.5 | #33 | 152.2 | 80th | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 35 | 74 | 2,474 | +2.12 | 87.4 | #33 | 213.2 | 90th | Strong |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 34 | 78 | 2,535 | +3.07 | 91.3 | #23 | 270.0 | 92nd | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 33 | 77 | 2,683 | +6.31 | 99.2 | #3 | 462.7 | 99th | Strong |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 32 | 72 | 2,421 | +5.85 | 99.2 | #3 | 406.8 | 98th | Strong |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 31 | 81 | 2,789 | +7.91 | 100.0 | #1 | 579.2 | 100th | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 30 | 82 | 2,874 | +7.29 | 99.6 | #2 | 574.9 | 100th | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 29 | 78 | 2,812 | +7.91 | 100.0 | #1 | 597.9 | 100th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 28 | 78 | 2,802 | +4.04 | 97.8 | #6 | 376.4 | 99th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 27 | 74 | 2,429 | +4.41 | 97.0 | #8 | 351.4 | 95th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 26 | 82 | 2,940 | +4.71 | 98.4 | #5 | 445.2 | 99th | Strong |
Career movement
Julius Erving's career impact by season
Peak +7.91 in 1979–80 · 11 seasons · 28,677 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
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Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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