Mike Higgins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mike 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

Mike Higgins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Higgins: 1989-90 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Higgins 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Higgins 1.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Higgins 30 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Higgins 9 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Higgins 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Higgins 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Higgins 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Higgins 18 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Higgins .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Higgins - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Higgins .706 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Higgins 2.3 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins 0.7 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Higgins - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Higgins - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Higgins - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Higgins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Higgins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Higgins 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Higgins - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Higgins - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Higgins - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Higgins - Jerry West 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.