Shaquille O'Neal vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.