Wilt Chamberlain vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Irv Rothenberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Irv Rothenberg 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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.