Rod Higgins vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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 Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Jerry Lucas .499

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

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Jerry Lucas .467

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

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Jerry Lucas 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.