Rod Higgins 
#23 SF | 6-7, 227lbs | Rockets | Experience: 6 years
Born: 1/31/1960 (28) | College: Fresno State

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 69 77 78 74 48 37 51 51 46 54 54 52 68 67 87 92  
 Potential: B B B B C D C C C C C C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995 
 Value: $1,819,908  $1,902,631  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL HOU 83 83 35.3 16.3 1.7 4.9 3.5 2.5 1.40 0.9 0.6 2.6 .465 .827 .407  
 1986 NPBSL SDC 79 79 35.5 16.9 2.1 4.3 2.9 2.4 1.19 0.9 0.6 2.8 .512 .845 .310  
 1985 NPBSL SDC 82 31 30.9 15.2 1.5 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.13 0.9 0.4 2.7 .508 .799 .328  
 1984 NPBSL SDC 82 65 35.2 19.3 2.0 4.9 3.0 2.8 1.06 1.0 0.4 2.8 .531 .832 .357  
 1983 NPBSL SDC 82 82 37.3 18.1 1.7 4.9 3.4 3.0 1.12 1.0 0.5 3.1 .544 .837 .266  
 1982 NPBSL SDC 81 35 29.2 14.7 1.5 3.2 1.8 2.6 0.70 1.0 0.4 2.5 .494 .776 .317  
 Career     489 375 33.9 16.8 1.7 4.3 2.9 2.6 1.10 1.0 0.5 2.8 .510 .818 .339  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL HOU 5.8 12.6 .465 4.1 4.9 .827 3.6 6.4 .563 1.7 4.7 .350 0.6 1.4 .407  
 1986 NPBSL SDC 6.5 12.7 .512 3.5 4.1 .845 4.4 6.8 .641 1.8 4.8 .379 0.3 1.1 .310  
 1985 NPBSL SDC 5.7 11.3 .508 3.5 4.4 .799 3.6 5.8 .623 1.8 4.6 .396 0.3 0.8 .328  
 1984 NPBSL SDC 7.3 13.8 .531 4.2 5.1 .832 4.8 7.3 .659 2.0 5.2 .392 0.4 1.2 .357  
 1983 NPBSL SDC 6.8 12.5 .544 4.3 5.2 .837 4.6 6.7 .678 2.0 5.0 .407 0.2 0.8 .266  
 1982 NPBSL SDC 5.0 10.1 .494 4.4 5.6 .776 3.6 5.4 .664 1.1 3.7 .297 0.3 1.0 .317  
 Career     6.2 12.2 .510 4.0 4.9 .818 4.1 6.4 .638 1.8 4.7 .373 0.4 1.1 .339  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 83 83 2932 485 1043 339 410 48 118 1357 139 544 292 78 208 78 50 218 1 
 1986 79 79 2805 516 1007 273 323 27 87 1332 167 503 229 74 192 74 51 220 -89 
 1985 82 31 2530 470 925 287 359 22 67 1249 126 410 223 73 197 73 34 219 124 
 1984 82 65 2887 600 1129 347 417 35 98 1582 162 564 242 81 228 81 36 233 275 
 1983 82 82 3056 557 1024 354 423 17 64 1485 143 546 279 85 250 85 43 257 31 
 1982 81 35 2368 405 820 353 455 26 82 1189 118 380 149 80 214 80 32 199 175 
 Career 489 375 16578 3033 5948 1953 2387 175 516 8194 855 2947 1414 471 1289 471 246 1346 517 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL HOU .554 1.30 16.9 12.1 20.8 5.1 14.4 9.8 16.2 248.0 8.3 0.0 102.1 101.7  
 1986 NPBSL SDC .580 1.32 14.6 12.2 20.7 6.5 12.7 9.7 16.5 253.2 8.4 -1.1 103.5 104.6  
 1985 NPBSL SDC .576 1.35 14.8 13.1 22.0 5.8 13.1 9.4 16.0 208.7 7.0 1.5 107.7 105.2  
 1984 NPBSL SDC .603 1.40 13.6 12.8 22.7 6.3 15.9 11.0 18.6 350.1 11.7 3.4 109.4 104.9  
 1983 NPBSL SDC .613 1.45 16.0 14.4 19.7 5.7 14.9 10.5 16.3 262.4 8.7 0.4 109.4 108.7  
 1982 NPBSL SDC .582 1.45 10.8 15.5 22.0 5.7 12.6 9.2 15.7 182.5 6.1 2.2 104.3 101.5  
 Career     .585 1.38 14.6 13.3 21.3 5.9 14.0 10.0 16.6 1504.8 50.2 1.1 106.2 104.6  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL HOU 10 10 35.5 12.9 1.5 4.1 3.8 2.5 1.52 1.0 0.8 3.0 .417 .838 .222  
 1985 NPBSL SDC 10 0 23.1 11.8 1.4 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.59 1.5 0.1 3.0 .500 .875 .250  
 1984 NPBSL SDC 10 10 35.1 17.0 1.4 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.21 0.9 0.4 3.0 .544 .857 .444  
 Career     30 20 31.2 13.9 1.4 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.42 1.1 0.4 3.0 .488 .854 .318  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL HOU 4.8 11.5 .417 3.1 3.7 .838 3.2 5.9 .542 1.4 4.7 .298 0.2 0.9 .222  
 1985 NPBSL SDC 4.8 9.6 .500 2.1 2.4 .875 2.8 4.7 .596 1.9 4.5 .422 0.1 0.4 .250  
 1984 NPBSL SDC 6.8 12.5 .544 3.0 3.5 .857 4.3 6.7 .642 2.1 4.9 .429 0.4 0.9 .444  
 Career     5.5 11.2 .488 2.7 3.2 .854 3.4 5.8 .595 1.8 4.7 .383 0.2 0.7 .318  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 10 10 355 48 115 31 37 2 9 129 15 56 38 10 25 10 8 30 -15 
 1985 10 0 231 48 96 21 24 1 4 118 14 42 27 15 17 15 1 30 -13 
 1984 10 10 351 68 125 30 35 4 9 170 14 47 29 9 24 9 4 30 -47 
 Career 30 20 937 164 336 82 96 7 22 417 43 145 94 34 66 34 13 90 -75 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL HOU .489 1.12 19.6 12.9 19.8 4.4 11.7 8.1 9.1 -7.6 -0.3 -1.5 100.1 102.5  
 1985 NPBSL SDC .551 1.23 17.9 11.3 24.0 6.5 15.9 10.8 13.6 10.8 0.4 -1.3 106.8 108.9  
 1984 NPBSL SDC .607 1.36 15.0 12.4 21.2 4.6 12.9 8.4 11.4 4.6 0.2 -4.7 109.5 116.2  
 Career     .550 1.24 17.5 12.3 21.4 5.0 13.0 8.8 11.1 7.8 0.3 -2.5 105.3 109.3  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 - 38 0 35.0 13.9 2.3 5.8 3.2 1.8 1.77 1.3 0.8 1.8 .490 .841 .400  
 Total   38 0 35.0 13.9 2.3 5.8 3.2 1.8 1.77 1.3 0.8 1.8 .490 .841 .400  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 38 0 1329 226 461 74 88 2 5 528 88 308 122 48 69 48 31 69 0 
 Career 38 0 1329 226 461 74 88 2 5 528 88 308 122 48 69 48 31 69 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 35 7 16 11 4 3 7 12 25 15 16 3 5  
 Playoff 26 5 9 7 4 3 6 10 19 7 8 2 2  
 Career 41 8 16 11 6 4 10 17 29 17 20 3 7  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 IND L 31 3 8 5 6 0 0 11 0 5 5 2 0 1 4 -29
 10/22 SEA L 32 8 12 4 10 0 1 20 2 6 4 3 0 0 4 -9
 10/23 LAL L 40 11 21 15 16 1 1 38 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 -26
 10/25 POR L 28 6 11 4 4 0 0 16 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 -26
 10/27 CLE W 41 6 14 6 6 0 1 18 3 9 2 6 1 0 3 -4
 10/28 PHX W 32 4 11 4 4 0 3 12 4 12 4 2 1 1 2 7
 11/3 GSW L 44 9 24 0 0 1 3 19 7 16 5 6 1 0 2 -3
 11/4 LAL L 35 5 14 2 2 0 2 12 4 13 2 5 2 1 4 -9
 11/7 BOS W 41 11 19 6 7 0 1 28 3 10 1 2 1 1 2 9
 11/8 PHX L 28 2 8 4 4 0 1 8 1 5 3 3 1 0 3 -26
 11/10 UTA L 43 12 25 5 8 1 3 30 6 14 6 5 1 0 4 -12
 11/11 GSW L 36 6 15 1 3 0 1 13 1 7 5 2 1 2 3 -14
 11/15 CHI L 43 10 19 15 16 0 1 35 5 14 4 2 4 0 1 -6
 11/17 DAL L 34 8 19 1 1 0 2 17 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 -11
 11/20 HOU L 29 3 8 3 6 1 3 10 2 4 8 6 1 1 4 0
 11/21 HOU L 25 6 15 6 8 0 1 18 3 7 1 2 0 0 1 -23
 11/25 SAS L 30 6 14 1 2 2 2 15 1 4 5 1 0 0 3 -19
 11/26 ATL L 29 6 16 2 2 0 1 14 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 -25
 11/29 UTA L 35 8 14 12 14 2 2 30 3 9 0 5 0 2 2 -4
 11/30 POR L 28 3 7 9 11 0 0 15 1 6 1 1 1 0 4 -20
 12/2 LAL W 29 8 10 9 12 1 2 26 2 5 2 2 1 0 3 11
 12/4 DET L 27 3 6 1 2 1 2 8 0 1 4 3 0 1 1 -18
 12/6 SEA L 33 8 17 3 4 0 2 19 0 3 4 3 1 2 2 -4
 12/8 DAL L 32 6 14 0 0 0 1 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 -8
 12/9 IND W 21 5 9 1 1 0 0 11 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 -2
 12/11 NJN L 34 6 14 4 4 2 5 18 0 4 6 4 4 0 3 0
 12/12 PHX L 35 2 8 4 4 1 1 9 1 3 1 0 3 0 4 -2
 12/14 PHI L 27 5 10 4 7 0 0 14 2 4 2 3 0 3 2 -18
 12/16 POR W 30 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 3 2 1 4 -4
 12/17 IND W 41 4 9 5 8 1 2 14 1 9 5 1 3 1 4 -3
 12/19 GSW W 41 6 14 5 6 0 0 17 2 7 5 4 1 0 3 -6
 12/21 SAS W 30 4 6 4 6 0 0 12 2 4 3 2 1 0 4 7
 12/22 KCK W 36 3 8 7 8 0 0 13 2 9 11 4 1 0 2 18
 12/24 POR L 33 5 8 2 4 0 1 12 0 6 5 2 1 0 4 -13
 12/27 ATL L 36 2 11 2 2 0 1 6 2 6 2 0 2 1 1 -18
 12/29 SAS L 40 8 16 3 4 3 4 22 2 3 2 6 1 0 5 -6
 12/30 LAL L 37 5 11 4 4 0 0 14 2 7 3 4 0 2 2 -23
 1/2 NJN W 41 5 9 4 5 0 1 14 1 5 6 2 2 0 2 13
 1/4 SAS L 34 6 20 4 4 1 2 17 2 10 4 0 3 1 2 -21
 1/5 CLE L 40 7 13 0 0 0 2 14 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 -6
 1/9 BOS L 39 4 9 3 3 0 0 11 0 4 3 0 1 0 3 -12
 1/10 UTA W 40 5 15 6 6 0 0 16 0 6 6 5 2 1 2 6
 1/12 PHX W 40 8 14 1 2 2 2 19 0 10 3 2 0 1 3 12
 1/13 SAS L 31 6 15 4 4 1 3 17 1 6 4 0 1 0 4 -4
 1/15 NYK W 39 4 11 4 7 1 3 13 2 13 5 7 1 1 4 -2
 1/17 SDC W 30 4 8 2 2 1 1 11 1 9 2 1 2 3 1 43
 1/18 KCK W 32 4 8 11 14 1 1 20 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 36
 1/20 PHX L 29 3 9 2 2 0 1 8 1 8 5 0 0 0 4 -11
 1/21 DAL W 36 12 18 7 8 2 3 33 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 13
 1/25 PHX W 39 10 15 6 7 1 2 27 3 9 4 3 0 2 2 22
 1/26 UTA L 39 7 13 6 6 0 2 20 1 4 1 5 0 3 3 -16
 1/28 DET W 39 4 10 2 2 0 0 10 2 6 6 2 0 1 3 13
 1/30 MIL L 33 5 14 2 2 0 1 12 0 3 4 5 0 0 3 -23
 2/1 MIL L 32 7 14 4 4 0 1 18 0 4 6 2 1 2 3 -1
 2/3 KCK W 41 9 15 5 5 1 1 24 5 6 5 2 1 0 1 4
 2/4 KCK W 40 7 16 1 2 0 1 15 3 11 3 2 0 1 1 -2
 2/9 UTA W 27 2 8 2 2 1 2 7 0 3 6 3 0 0 4 20
 2/10 POR L 38 8 17 1 1 0 1 17 2 7 4 1 2 0 2 -14
 2/14 DAL L 42 7 12 4 4 0 1 18 4 11 3 2 1 0 5 -5
 2/17 CHI W 46 6 16 0 0 0 0 12 0 7 1 1 2 2 2 11
 2/18 DAL L 36 9 16 2 2 3 3 23 3 7 1 2 0 1 3 -4
 2/22 PHX W 27 4 7 6 6 0 1 14 1 3 3 1 1 0 5 -1
 2/23 PHI L 16 7 9 0 0 0 0 14 1 3 0 3 0 0 3 -5
 2/27 SDC W 37 9 17 11 12 0 3 29 3 8 4 1 3 0 0 29
 2/28 POR L 43 4 7 8 10 1 1 17 2 9 5 0 1 0 3 -4
 3/2 UTA L 37 5 13 0 0 0 1 10 3 9 3 2 0 0 2 -25
 3/3 LAL W 40 5 13 10 10 0 1 20 2 8 6 4 3 2 1 3
 3/7 DEN W 33 3 14 4 7 1 2 11 1 3 6 3 1 1 1 34
 3/8 GSW W 40 5 12 1 2 2 3 13 2 5 5 4 0 1 2 0
 3/12 DEN W 36 5 12 6 8 0 1 16 1 6 2 5 1 1 5 4
 3/13 SEA W 38 4 10 3 3 1 2 12 1 12 3 1 1 0 4 8
 3/15 NJN W 38 12 21 2 2 1 1 27 2 6 2 0 1 0 2 6
 3/20 PHI W 40 9 21 4 4 2 2 24 4 8 3 4 0 1 2 3
 3/21 DEN W 37 6 11 6 6 0 2 18 3 10 5 2 1 0 1 11
 3/24 BOS W 36 6 11 4 4 1 2 17 2 6 4 3 1 0 4 12
 3/25 DEN W 31 6 9 2 2 0 0 14 1 5 6 0 0 1 1 20
 3/29 SEA W 42 7 14 1 2 2 3 17 2 5 2 3 1 1 1 18
 3/30 PHX W 40 6 15 2 2 0 1 14 0 3 0 1 1 0 4 6
 4/3 UTA W 33 7 12 4 6 2 2 20 0 4 2 2 3 1 2 14
 4/4 UTA W 33 3 7 2 2 0 0 8 2 10 2 2 0 0 3 12
 4/6 SDC W 36 2 7 3 4 0 1 7 2 8 3 2 0 0 1 17
 4/8 SAS L 39 5 11 5 5 1 1 16 1 4 3 6 0 0 1 -6
 4/11 NYK W 33 5 12 0 0 1 2 11 1 3 2 4 2 0 3 18
 4/12 DEN W 31 4 7 11 12 0 0 19 1 6 7 2 0 0 3 15
 4/14 DET L 40 4 13 5 8 0 4 13 2 7 5 4 1 0 5 -14
 4/16 WAS W 40 7 11 6 9 0 2 20 0 8 3 0 0 1 2 3
 4/18 IND L 42 9 15 14 14 1 1 33 2 9 1 4 1 1 2 -1
 4/20 SEA W 38 4 7 6 10 0 0 14 1 6 3 0 0 1 4 4
 4/21 ATL L 31 7 15 5 6 1 1 20 3 7 3 3 0 1 5 0
 4/23 UTA W 39 3 10 3 4 0 2 9 2 9 5 2 2 1 1 4
 4/24 UTA W 31 2 8 3 4 0 0 7 1 6 5 2 0 0 3 23
 4/26 UTA L 22 1 6 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 3 2 0 0 4 -8
 4/27 UTA W 41 8 17 6 8 0 0 22 2 6 3 1 2 2 3 5
 4/29 UTA W 40 4 10 0 0 0 0 8 1 5 5 2 0 1 3 -3
 5/5 SAS W 36 7 14 7 8 0 2 21 0 5 2 3 1 0 4 0
 5/6 SAS L 31 7 15 5 5 1 1 20 2 4 3 0 0 1 3 -16
 5/8 SAS L 42 8 18 3 4 1 1 20 5 9 2 4 0 0 4 -7
 5/9 SAS L 40 4 8 2 2 0 1 10 0 3 6 5 2 0 4 -1
 5/11 SAS L 33 4 9 0 0 0 2 8 2 5 4 4 3 3 1 -12

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 35
 1982 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1982 NPSBL All-Rookie First Team
 1983 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/30/1982 Drafted by the Bullets with pick #11 of round 1.
 2/16/1983 Traded to the Clippers
 7/20/1986 Re-signed with the Clippers for $7,114,186 over 4 years.
 12/16/1987 Traded to the Rockets

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