Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.