Rick Barry vs. Kenny Higgs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Higgs and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Kenny Higgs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kenny Higgs: 1978-79 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kenny Higgs 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kenny Higgs 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kenny Higgs 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kenny Higgs 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kenny Higgs 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kenny Higgs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kenny Higgs 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kenny Higgs 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kenny Higgs 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kenny Higgs 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Kenny Higgs 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kenny Higgs 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kenny Higgs 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kenny Higgs 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kenny Higgs 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kenny Higgs 1,470

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kenny Higgs 391

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kenny Higgs 944

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kenny Higgs 239

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kenny Higgs 23

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kenny Higgs 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kenny Higgs .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kenny Higgs .145 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kenny Higgs .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kenny Higgs 7.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kenny Higgs 5.7 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kenny Higgs 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kenny Higgs 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kenny Higgs 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kenny Higgs 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kenny Higgs 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kenny Higgs 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kenny Higgs 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kenny Higgs 23

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kenny Higgs 3

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kenny Higgs 6

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kenny Higgs 3

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kenny Higgs 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kenny Higgs 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kenny Higgs .381

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kenny Higgs .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kenny Higgs .583

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kenny Higgs 7.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kenny Higgs 2.0 (1982)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kenny Higgs 1.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kenny Higgs 0.0 (1982)

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.