Rod Higgins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)