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Rod Higgins

Roderick Dwayne Higgins (Rod)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-7    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 31, 1960 in Monroe, Louisiana
High School: Thornton Township in Harvey, Illinois
College: California State University, Fresno

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (8th pick, 31st overall) of the 1982 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 82 42 2196 313 698 .448 13 41 .317 209 264 .792 159 207 366 175 66 65 127 248 848
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 78 6 1577 193 432 .447 1 22 .045 113 156 .724 87 119 206 116 49 29 76 161 500
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 68 5 942 119 270 .441 10 37 .270 60 90 .667 55 92 147 73 21 13 49 91 308
1985-86 26 TOT NBA 30 0 332 39 106 .368 1 9 .111 19 27 .704 14 37 51 24 9 11 13 49 98
1985-86 26 SEA NBA 12 0 94 9 27 .333 1 4 .250 3 5 .600 3 9 12 6 2 1 4 11 22
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 11 0 128 18 40 .450 0 2 .000 11 16 .688 5 19 24 12 2 3 5 21 47
1985-86 26 NJN NBA 2 0 29 3 16 .188 0 2 .000 0 0 3 5 8 1 1 4 2 6 6
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 5 0 81 9 23 .391 0 1 .000 5 6 .833 3 4 7 5 4 3 2 11 23
1986-87 27 GSW NBA 73 28 1497 214 412 .519 3 17 .176 200 240 .833 72 165 237 96 40 21 76 145 631
1987-88 28 GSW NBA 68 67 2188 381 725 .526 19 39 .487 273 322 .848 94 199 293 188 70 31 111 188 1054
1988-89 29 GSW NBA 81 1 1887 301 633 .476 66 168 .393 188 229 .821 111 265 376 160 39 42 76 172 856
1989-90 30 GSW NBA 82 22 1993 304 632 .481 67 193 .347 234 285 .821 120 302 422 129 47 53 93 184 909
1990-91 31 GSW NBA 82 9 2024 259 559 .463 73 220 .332 185 226 .819 109 245 354 113 52 37 65 198 776
1991-92 32 GSW NBA 25 6 535 87 211 .412 33 95 .347 48 59 .814 30 55 85 22 15 13 15 75 255
1992-93 33 SAC NBA 69 4 1425 199 483 .412 43 133 .323 130 151 .861 66 127 193 119 51 29 63 141 571
1993-94 34 CLE NBA 36 11 547 71 163 .436 22 50 .440 31 42 .738 25 57 82 36 25 14 21 53 195
1994-95 35 GSW NBA 5 2 46 3 12 .250 1 6 .167 3 4 .750 4 3 7 3 1 1 1 7 10
Career NBA 779 203 17189 2483 5336 .465 352 1030 .342 1693 2095 .808 946 1873 2819 1254 485 359 786 1712 7011

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 82 42 26.8 3.8 8.5 .448 0.2 0.5 .317 2.5 3.2 .792 1.9 2.5 4.5 2.1 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.0 10.3
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 78 6 20.2 2.5 5.5 .447 0.0 0.3 .045 1.4 2.0 .724 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.5 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.1 6.4
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 68 5 13.9 1.8 4.0 .441 0.1 0.5 .270 0.9 1.3 .667 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.3 4.5
1985-86 26 TOT NBA 30 0 11.1 1.3 3.5 .368 0.0 0.3 .111 0.6 0.9 .704 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.6 3.3
1985-86 26 SEA NBA 12 0 7.8 0.8 2.3 .333 0.1 0.3 .250 0.3 0.4 .600 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.8
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 11 0 11.6 1.6 3.6 .450 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.5 .688 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.9 4.3
1985-86 26 NJN NBA 2 0 14.5 1.5 8.0 .188 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 5 0 16.2 1.8 4.6 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.2 .833 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 2.2 4.6
1986-87 27 GSW NBA 73 28 20.5 2.9 5.6 .519 0.0 0.2 .176 2.7 3.3 .833 1.0 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.0 8.6
1987-88 28 GSW NBA 68 67 32.2 5.6 10.7 .526 0.3 0.6 .487 4.0 4.7 .848 1.4 2.9 4.3 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.8 15.5
1988-89 29 GSW NBA 81 1 23.3 3.7 7.8 .476 0.8 2.1 .393 2.3 2.8 .821 1.4 3.3 4.6 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.1 10.6
1989-90 30 GSW NBA 82 22 24.3 3.7 7.7 .481 0.8 2.4 .347 2.9 3.5 .821 1.5 3.7 5.1 1.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 2.2 11.1
1990-91 31 GSW NBA 82 9 24.7 3.2 6.8 .463 0.9 2.7 .332 2.3 2.8 .819 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.4 9.5
1991-92 32 GSW NBA 25 6 21.4 3.5 8.4 .412 1.3 3.8 .347 1.9 2.4 .814 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 3.0 10.2
1992-93 33 SAC NBA 69 4 20.7 2.9 7.0 .412 0.6 1.9 .323 1.9 2.2 .861 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.9 2.0 8.3
1993-94 34 CLE NBA 36 11 15.2 2.0 4.5 .436 0.6 1.4 .440 0.9 1.2 .738 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.5 5.4
1994-95 35 GSW NBA 5 2 9.2 0.6 2.4 .250 0.2 1.2 .167 0.6 0.8 .750 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 2.0
Career NBA 779 203 22.1 3.2 6.8 .465 0.5 1.3 .342 2.2 2.7 .808 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.2 9.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 82 42 2196 5.1 11.4 .448 0.2 0.7 .317 3.4 4.3 .792 2.6 3.4 6.0 2.9 1.1 1.1 2.1 4.1 13.9
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 78 6 1577 4.4 9.9 .447 0.0 0.5 .045 2.6 3.6 .724 2.0 2.7 4.7 2.6 1.1 0.7 1.7 3.7 11.4
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 68 5 942 4.5 10.3 .441 0.4 1.4 .270 2.3 3.4 .667 2.1 3.5 5.6 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.9 3.5 11.8
1985-86 26 TOT NBA 30 0 332 4.2 11.5 .368 0.1 1.0 .111 2.1 2.9 .704 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 5.3 10.6
1985-86 26 SEA NBA 12 0 94 3.4 10.3 .333 0.4 1.5 .250 1.1 1.9 .600 1.1 3.4 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.4 1.5 4.2 8.4
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 11 0 128 5.1 11.3 .450 0.0 0.6 .000 3.1 4.5 .688 1.4 5.3 6.8 3.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 5.9 13.2
1985-86 26 NJN NBA 2 0 29 3.7 19.9 .188 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 3.7 6.2 9.9 1.2 1.2 5.0 2.5 7.4 7.4
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 5 0 81 4.0 10.2 .391 0.0 0.4 .000 2.2 2.7 .833 1.3 1.8 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.3 0.9 4.9 10.2
1986-87 27 GSW NBA 73 28 1497 5.1 9.9 .519 0.1 0.4 .176 4.8 5.8 .833 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.3 1.0 0.5 1.8 3.5 15.2
1987-88 28 GSW NBA 68 67 2188 6.3 11.9 .526 0.3 0.6 .487 4.5 5.3 .848 1.5 3.3 4.8 3.1 1.2 0.5 1.8 3.1 17.3
1988-89 29 GSW NBA 81 1 1887 5.7 12.1 .476 1.3 3.2 .393 3.6 4.4 .821 2.1 5.1 7.2 3.1 0.7 0.8 1.4 3.3 16.3
1989-90 30 GSW NBA 82 22 1993 5.5 11.4 .481 1.2 3.5 .347 4.2 5.1 .821 2.2 5.5 7.6 2.3 0.8 1.0 1.7 3.3 16.4
1990-91 31 GSW NBA 82 9 2024 4.6 9.9 .463 1.3 3.9 .332 3.3 4.0 .819 1.9 4.4 6.3 2.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 3.5 13.8
1991-92 32 GSW NBA 25 6 535 5.9 14.2 .412 2.2 6.4 .347 3.2 4.0 .814 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.0 5.0 17.2
1992-93 33 SAC NBA 69 4 1425 5.0 12.2 .412 1.1 3.4 .323 3.3 3.8 .861 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.0 1.3 0.7 1.6 3.6 14.4
1993-94 34 CLE NBA 36 11 547 4.7 10.7 .436 1.4 3.3 .440 2.0 2.8 .738 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.4 1.6 0.9 1.4 3.5 12.8
1994-95 35 GSW NBA 5 2 46 2.3 9.4 .250 0.8 4.7 .167 2.3 3.1 .750 3.1 2.3 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 5.5 7.8
Career NBA 779 203 17189 5.2 11.2 .465 0.7 2.2 .342 3.5 4.4 .808 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 3.6 14.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 82 2196 12.7 .521 .458 7.7 10.1 8.9 10.7 1.4 1.6 13.5 16.6 108 109 2.7 1.2 3.8 0.083
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 78 1577 10.1 .499 .448 6.2 8.8 7.5 10.4 1.5 1.1 13.2 15.1 104 109 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.060
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 68 942 10.2 .497 .459 6.9 11.0 9.0 10.4 1.1 0.8 13.7 15.9 104 112 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.049
1985-86 26 TOT NBA 30 332 7.7 .416 .373 4.8 12.8 8.8 9.5 1.3 1.9 9.9 16.0 94 109 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.019
1985-86 26 SEA NBA 12 94 4.5 .377 .352 3.7 11.6 7.6 8.6 1.0 0.6 12.0 14.8 84 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.016
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 11 128 10.8 .500 .450 4.6 16.5 10.7 12.2 0.7 1.3 9.6 16.4 108 109 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.079
1985-86 26 NJN NBA 2 29 -0.2 .188 .188 11.5 19.4 15.5 4.4 1.6 8.0 11.1 24.8 53 100 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.210
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 5 81 9.3 .449 .391 4.0 5.8 4.9 8.1 2.4 2.1 7.2 13.9 104 112 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.045
1986-87 27 GSW NBA 73 1497 14.1 .610 .523 5.2 12.2 8.7 8.6 1.3 0.8 12.8 16.0 120 112 2.9 0.8 3.7 0.120
1987-88 28 GSW NBA 68 2188 16.3 .608 .539 4.7 10.4 7.5 12.3 1.5 0.8 11.4 18.1 121 114 5.0 0.6 5.7 0.124
1988-89 29 GSW NBA 81 1887 15.5 .583 .528 5.9 14.0 10.0 10.9 0.9 1.2 9.4 16.2 123 110 4.4 1.5 5.9 0.150
1989-90 30 GSW NBA 82 1993 15.5 .600 .534 6.8 15.4 11.3 8.8 1.1 1.5 10.9 17.0 120 113 4.1 0.9 5.0 0.121
1990-91 31 GSW NBA 82 2024 13.4 .589 .529 5.9 13.3 9.6 7.2 1.2 1.1 9.0 14.3 124 112 4.2 1.2 5.3 0.127
1991-92 32 GSW NBA 25 535 13.4 .538 .491 6.2 11.0 8.7 5.2 1.3 1.4 6.0 18.9 118 112 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.121
1992-93 33 SAC NBA 69 1425 12.5 .520 .457 5.0 10.3 7.5 11.8 1.7 1.3 10.3 17.5 110 111 1.5 1.0 2.5 0.085
1993-94 34 CLE NBA 36 547 13.7 .537 .503 5.3 12.1 8.7 10.0 2.4 1.7 10.4 16.6 111 104 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.125
1994-95 35 GSW NBA 5 46 6.1 .363 .292 9.5 7.3 8.4 8.8 1.1 1.5 6.8 13.6 97 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.003
Career NBA 779 17189 13.5 .560 .498 6.0 11.8 8.9 9.9 1.3 1.2 11.2 16.4 115 111 27.4 10.4 37.8 0.106

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986-87 27 GSW NBA 10 177 18 46 1 1 6 9 5 21 12 11 6 2 20 43 .391 1.000 .667 17.7 4.3 2.1 1.2
1988-89 29 GSW NBA 8 267 40 82 10 35 29 34 23 59 20 13 7 11 19 119 .488 .286 .853 33.4 14.9 7.4 2.5
1990-91 31 GSW NBA 9 214 26 61 8 26 23 28 9 29 18 2 8 7 28 83 .426 .308 .821 23.8 9.2 3.2 2.0
1991-92 32 GSW NBA 2 17 2 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .400 .000 1.000 8.5 3.0 0.0 0.5
1993-94 34 CLE NBA 3 57 4 11 2 7 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 10 11 .364 .286 .500 19.0 3.7 1.3 1.3
Career NBA 33 733 90 205 21 71 61 75 39 113 55 28 22 23 78 262 .439 .296 .813 22.2 7.9 3.4 1.7

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.019
1986-87 27 GSW NBA 10 177 9.6 .430 .402 3.0 11.1 6.8 8.7 3.0 2.1 3.8 12.1 104 111 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.056
1988-89 29 GSW NBA 8 267 18.8 .614 .549 8.7 13.0 10.9 10.1 2.3 1.5 10.2 16.2 128 112 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.161
1990-91 31 GSW NBA 9 214 12.5 .566 .492 4.8 11.1 7.9 10.8 0.4 2.4 8.7 16.2 118 117 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.088
1991-92 32 GSW NBA 2 17 11.2 .510 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 14.2 122 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.069
1993-94 34 CLE NBA 3 57 4.2 .463 .455 4.1 4.8 4.4 11.5 1.0 1.3 20.2 12.3 93 120 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.053
Career NBA 33 733 13.4 .550 .490 5.6 11.0 8.3 10.0 1.8 1.8 8.8 14.8 118 114 1.0 0.4 1.5 0.095

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1978-79 19 FRESNOST 22 79 153 49 66 127 38 207 .516 .742 9.4 5.8 1.7
1979-80 20 FRESNOST 24 119 235 72 86 136 51 310 .506 .837 12.9 5.7 2.1
1980-81 21 FRESNOST 29 941 178 319 92 108 158 46 448 .558 .852 32.4 15.4 5.4 1.6
1981-82 22 FRESNOST 29 1025 178 335 81 105 182 65 437 .531 .771 35.3 15.1 6.3 2.2
Career 104 1966 554 1042 294 365 603 200 1402 .532 .805 33.9 13.5 5.8 1.9

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1982-83 NBA 82 (2)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)
 1990-91 NBA 82 (1)

Turnover Pct

Career NBA 11.2 (67)
Career 11.2 (73)

Offensive Rating

1987-88 NBA 121.0 (9)
1988-89 NBA 123.2 (3)
1990-91 NBA 123.8 (6)
Career NBA 115.4 (37)
Career 115.4 (36)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (774)

Transactions

June 10, 1981: Traded by the Indiana Pacers (as a 1982 2nd round draft pick) with Ray Blume to the Chicago Bulls for Mike Oliver.

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (31st pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

October 24, 1985: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

November 4, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle Supersonics.

December 17, 1985: Waived by the Seattle Supersonics.

January 15, 1986: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the San Antonio Spurs.

February 21, 1986: Signed a 10-day contract with the New Jersey Nets.

March 14, 1986: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls.

March 27, 1986: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

October 2, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

November 27, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

September 15, 1993: Released by the Sacramento Kings.

October 6, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

November 2, 1993: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

December 23, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

October 6, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

November 16, 1994: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Seattle Supersonics NBA $190,000
1987-88 Golden State Warriors NBA $150,000
1988-89 Golden State Warriors NBA $350,000
1990-91 Golden State Warriors NBA $500,000
1991-92 Golden State Warriors NBA $550,000
1993-94 Sacramento Kings NBA $150,000
1994-95 Golden State Warriors NBA $15,800
Career (may be incomplete) $1,905,800

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