Rick Barry vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Rod Higgins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Rod Higgins 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Rod Higgins 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Rod Higgins 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Rod Higgins 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Rod Higgins 359

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Rod Higgins 22

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.