Julius Erving vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Irv Rothenberg 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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.