Bob McAdoo vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.