George Gervin vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Rod Higgins 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Rod Higgins 359

Total Games George Gervin 791 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Rod Higgins 22

Total Games George Gervin 59 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.