Karl Malone vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.