Irv Rothenberg vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Irv Rothenberg 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

Irv Rothenberg

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Irv Rothenberg 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Irv Rothenberg 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Irv Rothenberg 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Irv Rothenberg 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Irv Rothenberg 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Irv Rothenberg 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Irv Rothenberg 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Irv Rothenberg 709 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Irv Rothenberg 90 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Irv Rothenberg 131 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Irv Rothenberg .267 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Irv Rothenberg .606 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Irv Rothenberg 2.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Irv Rothenberg 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Irv Rothenberg 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Irv Rothenberg 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Irv Rothenberg 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Irv Rothenberg .170 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Irv Rothenberg .353 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Irv Rothenberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.