Gary Payton vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Irv Rothenberg 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.