Sam Jones vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

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

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** 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.