Tim Duncan vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 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 Tim Duncan 19.0 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.