Rod Higgins vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Rod Higgins 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Rod Higgins 6 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Higgins 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 9.0 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 7,011 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 2,819 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Rod Higgins 1,254 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Rod Higgins 485 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 359 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 779 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .465 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .342 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .808 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 7.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 3.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 0.8 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.7 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Higgins 262 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Rod Higgins 113 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Rod Higgins 55 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Rod Higgins 28 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Rod Higgins 22 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Rod Higgins 33 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Higgins .439 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Rod Higgins .296 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Higgins .813 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Higgins 0.9 (1991) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (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.