Bernard King vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Bernard King that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bernard King

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.