Paul Pierce vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.