Rick Barry vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.