Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rod Higgins 6

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rod Higgins 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Rod Higgins 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Rod Higgins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Rod Higgins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rod Higgins 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rod Higgins 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Rod Higgins 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,030 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,702 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,392 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 977 Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,080 Rod Higgins 359

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 876 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Rod Higgins 22

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991)