JaVale McGee vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.