Rod Higgins vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rod Higgins 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Rod Higgins 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Earl Monroe 0.8 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.