George Gervin vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.