Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.