John Havlicek vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.