Larry Bird vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.