Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.