Sam Cassell vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.