Rod Higgins vs Sam Mitchell

Rod Higgins Sam Mitchell

Rod Higgins and Sam Mitchell compared on their NBA careers: Rod Higgins played 13 seasons, 1982-83 to 1994-95, Sam Mitchell 13 seasons, 1989-90 to 2001-02. Rod Higgins averaged 9 points a game to Sam Mitchell's 8.7.

Who has the better career numbers?

Rod Higgins and Sam Mitchell career per game

779	GP	994
22.1	MIN	22.4
9	PTS	8.7
3.6	REB	3.7
1.6	AST	1.1
0.6	STL	0.6
0.5	BLK	0.3
46.5	FG%	44.7
34.2	3P%	22.3
80.8	FT%	78.4
56	TS%	51.4

Career totals

Rod Higgins and Sam Mitchell career totals

7,011	PTS	8,636
2,819	REB	3,711
1,254	AST	1,089
485	STL	548
359	BLK	301
46.5	FG%	44.7
34.2	3P%	22.3
80.8	FT%	78.4
56	TS%	51.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Rod Higgins and Sam Mitchell postseason

33	GP	59
22.2	MIN	14.5
7.9	PTS	4.5
3.4	REB	2.2
1.7	AST	0.6
0.8	STL	0.2
0.7	BLK	0.2
43.9	FG%	39.8
29.6	3P%	20.7
81.3	FT%	81.3
55	TS%	47.5

Titles and awards

Rod Higgins: 0 championships; none on file
Sam Mitchell: 0 championships; Coach of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Rod Higgins and Sam Mitchell season by season

1st	1982-83	10.3	4.5	2.1	1989-90	12.7	5.8	1.1
2nd	1983-84	6.4	2.6	1.5	1990-91	14.6	6.3	1.6
3rd	1984-85	4.5	2.2	1.1	1991-92	10.1	5.8	1.1
4th	1985-86	3.3	1.7	0.8	1992-93	7.2	3.1	0.9
5th	1986-87	8.6	3.2	1.3	1993-94	4.8	2.5	0.9
6th	1987-88	15.5	4.3	2.8	1994-95	6.5	3	0.8
7th	1988-89	10.6	4.6	2	1995-96	10.8	4.3	0.9
8th	1989-90	11.1	5.1	1.6	1996-97	9.3	4	1
9th	1990-91	9.5	4.3	1.4	1997-98	12.3	4.8	1.3
10th	1991-92	10.2	3.4	0.9	1998-99	11.2	3.6	2
11th	1992-93	8.3	2.8	1.7	1999-00	6.5	2.1	1.7
12th	1993-94	5.4	2.3	1	2000-01	3.5	1.5	0.7
13th	1994-95	2	1.4	0.6	2001-02	3.3	1.1	0.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST