Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rod Higgins 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rod Higgins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rod Higgins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rod Higgins 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rod Higgins 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rod Higgins 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rod Higgins 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rod Higgins 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rod Higgins 359

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rod Higgins 22

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.