Walt Bellamy vs. Rod Higgins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Higgins and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Rod Higgins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Rod Higgins: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Rod Higgins 13

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Rod Higgins 6

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Rod Higgins 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Rod Higgins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Rod Higgins 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Rod Higgins 3.6

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Rod Higgins 1.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Rod Higgins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Rod Higgins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Rod Higgins 7,011

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Rod Higgins 2,819

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Rod Higgins 1,254

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Rod Higgins 485

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Rod Higgins 359

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Rod Higgins 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Rod Higgins .465

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Rod Higgins .342

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Rod Higgins .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Rod Higgins 15.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Rod Higgins 5.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Rod Higgins 2.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Rod Higgins 1.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Rod Higgins 0.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Rod Higgins 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Rod Higgins 3.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Rod Higgins 1.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rod Higgins 0.8

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rod Higgins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Rod Higgins 262

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Rod Higgins 113

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Rod Higgins 55

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Rod Higgins 28

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Rod Higgins 22

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Rod Higgins 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Rod Higgins .439

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Rod Higgins .296

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Rod Higgins .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Rod Higgins 14.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Rod Higgins 7.4 (1989)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Rod Higgins 2.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Rod Higgins 1.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.