Rod Higgins vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Rod 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

Rod Higgins

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Rod Higgins 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.