Adrian Dantley vs. Rod Higgins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rod Higgins and Adrian Dantley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Adrian Dantley played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than Rod Higgins, who played 13. Adrian Dantley had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Rod Higgins had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Adrian Dantley |
15 |
7 |
1976-77 to 1990-91 |
Rod Higgins |
13 |
6 |
1982-83 to 1994-95 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Adrian Dantley |
Rod Higgins |
Season |
1976-77 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Buffalo Braves | Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
77 |
36.6 |
20.3 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.6 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
- |
2.8 |
7.1 |
13.6 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.6 |
.818 |
Rod Higgins |
82 |
26.8 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
8.5 |
.448 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.317 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
79 |
37.1 |
21.5 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
14.3 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
8.6 |
.796 |
Rod Higgins |
78 |
20.2 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.045 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.724 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
3 |
34.7 |
17.0 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
11.7 |
.571 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.7 |
.647 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
60 |
29.6 |
17.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
12.2 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.854 |
Rod Higgins |
68 |
13.9 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.441 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.270 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
8 |
29.5 |
17.6 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
11.1 |
.562 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.5 |
.788 |
Rod Higgins |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Season 4 |
|
Adrian Dantley |
Rod Higgins |
Season |
1979-80 | 1985-86 |
Team |
Utah Jazz | Seattle Supersonics, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
68 |
39.3 |
28.0 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
10.7 |
18.6 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
.842 |
Rod Higgins |
30 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.111 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
80 |
42.7 |
30.7 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
11.4 |
20.3 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
7.9 |
9.8 |
.806 |
Rod Higgins |
73 |
20.5 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.176 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
10 |
17.7 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.391 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
81 |
39.8 |
30.3 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
11.2 |
19.6 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
8.0 |
10.1 |
.792 |
Rod Higgins |
68 |
32.2 |
15.5 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
.526 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.487 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.848 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
22 |
40.3 |
30.7 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
10.6 |
18.3 |
.580 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
9.5 |
11.3 |
.847 |
Rod Higgins |
81 |
23.3 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
.476 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.393 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
8 |
33.4 |
14.9 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
.488 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
.286 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
.853 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
79 |
37.8 |
30.6 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
10.2 |
18.2 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
10.3 |
12.0 |
.859 |
Rod Higgins |
82 |
24.3 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.481 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.347 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
11 |
41.3 |
32.2 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
10.6 |
21.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
10.9 |
12.6 |
.863 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
55 |
35.8 |
26.6 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
17.5 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
8.0 |
9.9 |
.804 |
Rod Higgins |
82 |
24.7 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
.463 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.332 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
10 |
39.8 |
25.3 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
15.1 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
9.5 |
12.2 |
.779 |
Rod Higgins |
9 |
23.8 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.426 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.308 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.821 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
76 |
36.1 |
29.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
10.8 |
19.1 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.091 |
8.3 |
10.5 |
.791 |
Rod Higgins |
25 |
21.4 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
.412 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.347 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
2 |
8.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
81 |
33.8 |
21.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
13.9 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
.812 |
Rod Higgins |
69 |
20.7 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.412 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.323 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
15 |
33.3 |
20.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
13.7 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.7 |
7.4 |
.775 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
69 |
31.1 |
20.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
12.5 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
.860 |
Rod Higgins |
36 |
15.2 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.436 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.440 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.738 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
23 |
35.0 |
19.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.787 |
Rod Higgins |
3 |
19.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
73 |
33.2 |
19.2 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
13.1 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.810 |
Rod Higgins |
5 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
.250 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
45 |
28.9 |
14.7 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
10.8 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.787 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
10 |
12.6 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.380 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.692 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Adrian Dantley |
3 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |