Rod Higgins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rod Higgins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.