Moses Malone vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.