Rod Higgins vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Rod Higgins 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Lenny Wilkens - *

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.