Kevin McHale vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Irv Rothenberg 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.