Rod Higgins stats
Bio
- Age
- 66 yearsJan 31, 1960
- Height
- 6' 7"
Rod Higgins played 13 NBA seasons, 1982-83 to 1994-95.
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 9.0
- REB
- 3.6
- AST
- 1.6
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.5
- TS%
- 56.0
- MIN
- 22.1
- GP
- 779
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | CHI | 10.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 52.1 | 26.8 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 49.9 | 20.2 | 78 |
| 1984-85 | CHI | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 49.7 | 13.9 | 68 |
| 1985-86 |  CHI/BKN/SA/OKC | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 41.6 | 11.1 | 30 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 61.0 | 20.5 | 73 |
| 1987-88 | GS | 15.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 60.8 | 32.2 | 68 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 10.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 58.3 | 23.3 | 81 |
| 1989-90 | GS | 11.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 24.3 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | GS | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 58.9 | 24.7 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | GS | 10.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 53.8 | 21.4 | 25 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 52.0 | 20.7 | 69 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 53.7 | 15.2 | 36 |
| 1994-95 | GS | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 5 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 7.9
- REB
- 3.4
- AST
- 1.7
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 0.7
- TS%
- 55.0
- MIN
- 22.2
- GP
- 33
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 7,011
- REB
- 2,819
- AST
- 1,254
- STL
- 485
- BLK
- 359
- TO
- 786
- FGM
- 2,483
- 3PTM
- 352
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | CHI | 848 | 366 | 175 | 66 | 65 | 127 | 313 | 13 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 500 | 206 | 116 | 49 | 29 | 76 | 193 | 1 |
| 1984-85 | CHI | 308 | 147 | 73 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 119 | 10 |
| 1985-86 | CHI/BKN/SA/OKC | 98 | 51 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 631 | 237 | 96 | 40 | 21 | 76 | 214 | 3 |
| 1987-88 | GS | 1,054 | 293 | 188 | 70 | 31 | 111 | 381 | 19 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 856 | 376 | 160 | 39 | 42 | 76 | 301 | 66 |
| 1989-90 | GS | 909 | 422 | 129 | 47 | 53 | 93 | 304 | 67 |
| 1990-91 | GS | 776 | 354 | 113 | 52 | 37 | 65 | 259 | 73 |
| 1991-92 | GS | 255 | 85 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 87 | 33 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 571 | 193 | 119 | 51 | 29 | 63 | 199 | 43 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 195 | 82 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 71 | 22 |
| 1994-95 | GS | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.7
- REB
- 5.9
- AST
- 2.6
- STL
- 1.0
- BLK
- 0.8
- TS%
- 56.0
- MIN
- 22.1
- GP
- 779
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | CHI | 13.8 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 52.1 | 26.8 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 11.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 49.9 | 20.2 | 78 |
| 1984-85 | CHI | 11.7 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 49.7 | 13.9 | 68 |
| 1985-86 | CHI/BKN/SA/OKC | 10.7 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 41.6 | 11.1 | 30 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 15.1 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 61.0 | 20.5 | 73 |
| 1987-88 | GS | 17.3 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 60.8 | 32.2 | 68 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 16.4 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 23.3 | 81 |
| 1989-90 | GS | 16.4 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 60.0 | 24.3 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | GS | 13.8 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 58.9 | 24.7 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | GS | 17.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 53.8 | 21.4 | 25 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 14.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 52.0 | 20.7 | 69 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 12.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 53.7 | 15.2 | 36 |
| 1994-95 | GS | 7.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 5 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 779
- ESPN
- 13,722.0
- YAHOO
- 14,020.8
- ESPN/G
- 17.6
- YAHOO/G
- 18.0
Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played. | YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | CHI | 82 | 1,720.0 | 1,815.7 | 21.0 | 22.1 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 78 | 1,010.0 | 1,079.2 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
| 1984-85 | CHI | 68 | 587.0 | 646.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 |
| 1985-86 | CHI/BKN/SA/OKC | 30 | 216.0 | 242.2 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 73 | 1,131.0 | 1,166.4 | 15.5 | 16.0 |
| 1987-88 | GS | 68 | 1,912.0 | 1,879.6 | 28.1 | 27.6 |
| 1988-89 | GS | 81 | 1,718.0 | 1,714.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
| 1989-90 | GS | 82 | 1,795.0 | 1,815.9 | 21.9 | 22.1 |
| 1990-91 | GS | 82 | 1,573.0 | 1,572.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| 1991-92 | GS | 25 | 451.0 | 459.0 | 18.0 | 18.4 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 69 | 1,133.0 | 1,158.1 | 16.4 | 16.8 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 36 | 453.0 | 443.4 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
| 1994-95 | GS | 5 | 23.0 | 27.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
Bio
- Age
- 66 yearsJan 31, 1960
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1982
- Birthplace
- Monroe, LA
- Draft
- 1982Rd 2, Pk 31
- College
- Fresno State
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Latest performance
Rod Higgins
Nov 15 · vs MIN · L 114-112
- MIN
- 6
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- FG%
- 0.0
- 3PTM
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 15 | vs MINL 114-112 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat, Nov 12 | vs LALW 121-99 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
| Tue, Nov 08 | vs MIAW 121-114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Nov 05 | at DENW 108-104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fri, Nov 04 | at SAW 123-118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tue, May 03 | vs CHIL 95-92 OT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
What were Rod Higgins's career stats?
Rod Higgins played 13 seasons for the Bulls, the Warriors, the Kings and the Cavaliers. He scored 7,011 points with 2,819 rebounds and 1,254 assists in 779 games — 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. His best season was 1987-88: 1,054 points, 293 rebounds and 188 assists.
More on Rod Higgins
Playoff series
Rod Higgins played 33 games across 6 NBA postseasons in 9 series — 4 won, 5 lost.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | CHI | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1991-92 | OKC | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 1990-91 | SA | Won 3-1 | 4 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| 1988-89 |  UTAH | Won 3-0 | 3 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 |
| 1988-89 |  PHX | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 15.2 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| 1986-87 | UTAH | Won 3-2 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 1984-85 |  MIL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rod Higgins’s playoff series, round by round
Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Rod Higgins against each club
- vs Los Angeles Lakers (47)
- vs Phoenix Suns (43)
- vs LA Clippers (42)
- vs Oklahoma City Thunder (39)
- vs Utah Jazz (39)
- vs Dallas Mavericks (37)
- vs Portland Trail Blazers (37)
- vs Milwaukee Bucks (36)
- vs San Antonio Spurs (36)
- vs Denver Nuggets (34)
- vs Sacramento Kings (34)
- vs Detroit Pistons (33)
- vs New York Knicks (31)
- vs Washington Wizards (31)
- vs Boston Celtics (30)
- vs Brooklyn Nets (30)
- vs Houston Rockets (30)
- vs Indiana Pacers (30)
- vs Philadelphia 76ers (30)
- vs Waterloo Hawks (30)
- vs Cleveland Cavaliers (29)
- vs Chicago Bulls (18)
- vs Minnesota Timberwolves (15)
- vs Miami Heat (14)
- vs Golden State Warriors (13)
- vs Charlotte Hornets (10)
- vs Orlando Magic (9)
- vs Atlanta Hawks (3)
- vs New Orleans Pelicans (1)
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