NBA titles
1
ABA titles
2
MVP awards
4
All-Star selections
16
Career points
30,026
Points per game
24.2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 87
- Peak
- 91
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.3 | |
| 1972 | 31.9 | |
| 1973 | 27.4 | |
| 1974 | 27.3 | |
| 1975 | 29.3 | |
| 1976 | 21.6 | |
| 1977 | 20.6 | |
| 1978 | 23.1 | |
| 1979 | 26.9 | |
| 1980 | 24.6 | |
| 1981 | 24.4 | |
| 1982 | 21.4 | |
| 1983 | 22.4 | |
| 1984 | 20 | |
| 1985 | 18.1 | |
| 1986 | 16.8 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Julius Erving ranks #44 in Basketball
Julius Erving ranks #44 in Basketball and #290 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.0/100.
The verified career covers 1971–1987 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 91/100, with Peak the strongest category at 91/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, ABA titles 2, MVP awards 4, All-Star selections 16.
Nearest context: ahead Hortência Marcari (88.1); behind Sylvia Fowles (88.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Julius Erving GOAT Score explained
- Dominance87/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak91/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Julius Erving — frequently asked
- Is Julius Erving the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Julius Erving ranks #44 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.0/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Julius Erving's GOAT Score?
- 88.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 87 (25%), Peak 91 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Julius Erving rank all time?
- #290 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #44 in Basketball.
- Julius Erving vs Hortência Marcari: who ranks higher?
- Hortência Marcari ranks higher at 88.1 versus Julius Erving at 88.0, a margin of 0.1 points.