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Julius ErvingPhiladelphia 76ers · #6
Julius Erving is a retired forward and Hall of Famer who starred for the Philadelphia 76ers. Dr. J — brought the game above the rim. Career averages: 24.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 75
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⬡ Epic
Philadelphia 76ers · #6 · Forward
Julius Erving
Season avg16.8 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.2 ast · .471 fg
Career avg24.2 pts · 8.5 reb · 4.2 ast · .505 fg
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Scouting report
Julius Erving — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
B-
Hall of Fame forward · Impact 75
Julius Erving is a retired forward and Hall of Famer who starred for the Philadelphia 76ers. Dr. J — brought the game above the rim. Career averages:
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OffenseD
DefenseC
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Average creator
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B+
Scoring
Excellent scorer
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C
Rebounding
Average on the glass
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C-
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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D
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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D
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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B
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Julius Erving stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
75Impact index
632Star score
Career scoring average24.2 ppg
Seasons in the index16
Accolades on file4
1× NBA Champion · 1× NBA MVP
Stat explorer
Julius Erving — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
B+
Scoring
16.8 PPG
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Playmaking
3.2 APG
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C
Rebounding
4.4 RPG
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Shooting
.264 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Julius Erving
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1987-88 85% confidence
16.6
pts
15.1–18.1
4.1
reb
3.5–4.7
3.3
ast
2.8–3.8
32.1
min
proj
68
gp
health
.483
fg%
~base
.266
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 16-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 16.8 → projected 16.6 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
-0.6
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season-0.2 PPG
Everything it reads
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16 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
+ctx
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 78 / 74 / 60 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Julius Erving career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 84 | 41.8 | 27.3 | 15.7 | 4.0 | .498 | .188 |
| 1972-73 | 71 | 42.2 | 31.9 | 12.2 | 4.2 | .496 | .208 |
| 1973-74 MVP+CHIP | 84 | 40.5 | 27.4 | 10.7 | 5.2 | .512 | .395 |
| 1974-75 MVP | 84 | 40.5 | 27.9 | 10.9 | 5.5 | .506 | .333 |
| 1975-76 MVP+CHIP | 84 | 38.6 | 29.3 | 11.0 | 5.0 | .507 | .330 |
| 1976-77 | 82 | 35.9 | 21.6 | 8.5 | 3.7 | .499 | |
| 1977-78 | 74 | 32.8 | 20.6 | 6.5 | 3.8 | .502 | |
| 1978-79 | 78 | 35.9 | 23.1 | 7.2 | 4.6 | .491 | |
| 1979-80 | 78 | 36.1 | 26.9 | 7.4 | 4.6 | .519 | .200 |
| 1980-81 MVP | 82 | 35.0 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 4.4 | .521 | .222 |
| 1981-82 | 81 | 34.4 | 24.4 | 6.9 | 3.9 | .546 | .273 |
| 1982-83 CHIP | 72 | 33.6 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 3.7 | .517 | .286 |
| 1983-84 | 77 | 34.8 | 22.4 | 6.9 | 4.0 | .512 | .333 |
| 1984-85 | 78 | 32.5 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 | .494 | .214 |
| 1985-86 | 74 | 33.4 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | .480 | .281 |
| 1986-87 | 60 | 32.0 | 16.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | .471 | .264 |
| Career | 1243 | 36.4 | 24.2 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Philadelphia 76ers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
42–40proj record
#10conf seed
+0.5net rtg
114.6off rtg
114.1def rtg
46%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Joel Embiid, Adem Bona.
How his role moves
Projected 42–40, 10th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
75 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #37 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
4 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 1× NBA MVP · 11× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Julius Erving
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Philadelphia 76ers
Turning pro
Drafted 1972 as a Forward.
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Julius Erving is one of the NBA's all-time greats. Dr. J — brought the game above the rim.
Chapter
Over a Hall of Fame career he averaged 24.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists and won 1 championship.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame forward and Philadelphia 76ers legend.
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Erving's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Walk-up: Doctor's Orders
Tap to play his entrance
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6'9"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- College
- Massachusetts
- NBA debut
- 1976
- Draft
- 1972
- Jersey
- #6
Legacy
Dr. J — brought the game above the rim.
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The person
A Hall of Fame forward and Philadelphia 76ers legend.
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FAQ
Julius Erving — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Julius Erving, answered.
What were Julius Erving's career averages?
Julius Erving averaged 24.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game over his career.
Is Julius Erving in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Julius Erving is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and won 1 NBA championship.
Julius Erving career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
