Rod Higgins vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Rod Higgins 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

Rod Higgins

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Higgins 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Rod Higgins 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Rod Higgins 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)