Yao Ming vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.