Kyrie Irving vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.4 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,799 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 289 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 371 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 112 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 77 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .456 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .397 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .890 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 2.3 (2024) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.