Paul Millsap vs. Irv Rothenberg Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Irv Rothenberg and Paul Millsap, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Paul Millsap played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Irv Rothenberg, who played 3. Paul Millsap had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Irv Rothenberg had his rookie season in 1946-47. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Paul Millsap 16 13 2006-07 to 2021-22
Irv Rothenberg 3 2 1946-47 to 1948-49

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2006-071946-47
Team Utah JazzCleveland Rebels
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 82 18.0 6.8 2.2 2.9 5.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.9 2.5 4.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .333 1.7 2.5 .673
Irv Rothenberg 29 - 3.5 - - - 0.5 - - - 2.1 1.2 5.8 .216 - - - 1.0 1.9 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 17 15.5 5.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 4.7 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .667
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2007-081947-48
Team Utah JazzWashington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets (1st), St. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBombers Lost Semifinals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 82 20.8 8.1 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 3.3 3.1 6.1 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.8 .677
Irv Rothenberg 49 - 6.0 - - - 0.1 - - - 2.3 2.1 7.4 .283 - - - 1.8 3.1 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 12 17.5 6.4 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.1 .520
Irv Rothenberg 5 - 2.8 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.8 1.0 6.8 .147 - - - 0.8 1.4 .571

Season 3

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2008-091948-49
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 76 30.1 13.5 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.8 5.3 9.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .699
Irv Rothenberg 53 - 5.9 - - - 1.3 - - - 3.3 1.9 6.9 .275 - - - 2.1 3.3 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 5 31.0 11.8 4.0 4.0 8.0 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 3.4 5.0 9.8 .510 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.6 .500
Irv Rothenberg 6 - 1.7 - - - 0.3 - - - 2.0 0.7 3.2 .211 - - - 0.3 1.7 .200

Season 4

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2009-10-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 82 27.8 11.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 3.5 4.7 8.7 .538 0.0 0.1 .111 2.2 3.2 .693
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 10 32.3 18.0 3.4 5.4 8.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 3.6 7.0 12.2 .574 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.8 .690
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2010-11-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 76 34.3 17.3 2.2 5.5 7.6 2.5 1.4 0.9 1.9 3.6 6.9 13.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .391 3.4 4.4 .757
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap ------- --- ----------
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2011-12-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 64 32.8 16.6 2.8 6.0 8.8 2.3 1.8 0.8 1.8 3.5 6.7 13.5 .495 0.1 0.5 .226 3.2 4.0 .792
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 4 34.8 12.0 4.3 6.8 11.0 0.5 0.3 2.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 13.5 .370 0.0 0.8 .000 2.0 4.0 .500
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2012-13-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 78 30.4 14.6 2.3 4.8 7.1 2.6 1.3 1.0 1.8 3.0 5.5 11.2 .490 0.2 0.5 .333 3.4 4.6 .742
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap ------- --- ----------
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2013-14-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 74 33.5 17.9 2.1 6.4 8.5 3.1 1.7 1.1 2.5 2.8 6.5 14.1 .461 1.0 2.9 .358 3.9 5.3 .731
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 7 38.1 19.4 3.0 7.9 10.9 2.9 1.4 1.9 2.9 3.6 5.9 14.7 .398 1.3 3.9 .333 6.4 8.0 .804
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2014-15-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 73 32.7 16.7 1.9 5.9 7.8 3.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.8 6.1 12.7 .476 1.1 3.0 .356 3.5 4.6 .757
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 16 35.4 15.2 2.3 6.4 8.7 3.4 1.6 0.9 2.1 3.3 5.3 13.1 .407 0.9 3.1 .306 3.6 4.9 .744
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2015-16-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 81 32.7 17.1 2.4 6.6 9.0 3.3 1.8 1.7 2.4 2.9 6.2 13.2 .470 0.9 2.9 .319 3.8 5.0 .757
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 10 36.5 16.7 2.8 6.6 9.4 2.7 1.3 2.3 2.6 2.9 5.9 13.7 .431 0.8 3.3 .242 4.1 5.5 .745
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2016-17-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 69 34.0 18.1 1.6 6.1 7.7 3.7 1.3 0.9 2.3 2.7 6.2 14.1 .442 1.1 3.5 .311 4.5 5.9 .768
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 6 36.5 24.3 1.5 7.8 9.3 4.3 1.7 0.7 3.8 3.2 8.3 16.5 .505 0.5 2.8 .176 7.2 8.8 .811
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2017-18-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 38 30.1 14.6 1.7 4.7 6.4 2.8 1.0 1.2 1.9 2.6 5.3 11.4 .464 1.0 3.0 .345 2.9 4.2 .696
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap ------- --- ----------
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2018-19-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 70 27.1 12.6 2.2 5.0 7.2 2.0 1.2 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 9.5 .484 0.8 2.3 .365 2.6 3.6 .727
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 14 33.5 14.6 1.7 5.0 6.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 3.4 5.2 11.1 .468 0.9 2.7 .316 3.4 4.4 .770
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2019-20-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 51 24.3 11.6 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.4 2.9 4.1 8.6 .482 1.1 2.4 .435 2.3 2.8 .816
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 19 24.2 8.0 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.6 2.5 6.2 .398 0.8 2.3 .341 2.3 2.8 .796
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2020-21-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 56 20.8 9.0 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 7.2 .476 0.9 2.6 .343 1.3 1.8 .724
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 9 12.1 6.4 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 2.4 5.6 .440 0.7 2.6 .261 0.9 1.4 .615
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Paul Millsap Irv Rothenberg
Season 2021-22-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 33 11.4 3.5 1.2 2.2 3.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.0 1.4 3.5 .391 0.2 1.1 .229 0.5 0.7 .708
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Millsap 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Irv Rothenberg ------- --- ----------