Gail Goodrich vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Rod Higgins 359

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Rod Higgins 22

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.