Kenny Higgs vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Kenny Higgs 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

Kenny Higgs

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Higgs: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Higgs 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Kenny Higgs 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Kenny Higgs 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Kenny Higgs 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Higgs 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Higgs 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 6.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 4.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Higgs 1,470 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Kenny Higgs 391 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Kenny Higgs 944 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Kenny Higgs 239 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Kenny Higgs 23 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Kenny Higgs 216 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Higgs .441 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Kenny Higgs .145 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Higgs .804 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.8 (1981) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1981) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 5.7 (1981) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.4 (1981) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.2 (1979) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Higgs 23 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Kenny Higgs 3 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Kenny Higgs 6 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Kenny Higgs 3 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Kenny Higgs 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Kenny Higgs 3 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Higgs .381 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Kenny Higgs .000 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Higgs .583 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Higgs 7.7 (1982) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1982) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Higgs 0.0 (1982) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.