Kobe Bryant vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 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 Kobe Bryant 25.0 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.