Stephen Curry vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.