Joel Embiid vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Rod Higgins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Rod Higgins 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Rod Higgins 359

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Rod Higgins 22

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991)