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Kevin GarnettvsJulius Erving

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PF · VAL group F

Kevin Garnett

1996–2016 · 21 seasons

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SF · VAL group F

Julius Erving

1972–1987 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Kevin Garnett and Julius Erving: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kevin Garnett	Stat	Julius Erving
21	Seasons	16
238.5	Career VAL	208.9
22.4 (2004)	Peak-season VAL	20.6 (1976)
Inducted 2020	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1993
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Kevin Garnett and Julius Erving have
Kevin Garnett	Stat	Julius Erving
Career
1,462	Games	1,243

1 stat not compared

Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Kevin Garnett's career line covers 2002–2016 only (the table behind it does not cover 6 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Kevin Garnett	Julius Erving
19	4.8	—
20	10.2	—
21	12.3	13.7
22	6.7	12.7
23	15.9	18.2
24	14.8	19.1
25	14.4	20.6
26	20.2	12.7
27	22.4	11.5
28	20.7	9.8
29	18.7	15.5
30	12.3	16
31	17.6	16.5
32	9.2	11.2
33	8.9	11.4
34	11.6	7.8
35	9.2	6.7
36	6.7	5.5
37	0.4	—
38	1.1	—
39	0.4	—