Rudy Gay vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.