Larry Bird vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rod Higgins 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rod Higgins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Rod Higgins 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rod Higgins 359

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rod Higgins 22

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991)