Rod Higgins 
#13 SF | 6-7, 226lbs | Clippers | Experience: 4 years
Born: 1/31/1960 (27) | 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 34 51 51 46 54 54 52 68 67 87 90  
 Potential: B B B B C D C C C C C C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $1,654,462  $1,737,185  $1,819,908  $1,902,631  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 4                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL SDC 54 54 34.2 16.3 2.2 3.9 2.8 2.4 1.16 0.8 0.7 2.8 .517 .844 .224  
 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     381 267 33.3 16.8 1.8 4.1 2.7 2.7 1.02 1.0 0.5 2.8 .521 .815 .308  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL SDC 6.4 12.3 .517 3.4 4.0 .844 4.4 6.7 .657 1.7 4.6 .371 0.2 0.9 .224  
 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 12.0 .521 4.0 4.9 .815 4.2 6.4 .657 1.8 4.7 .377 0.3 0.9 .308  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 54 54 1848 343 664 184 218 11 49 881 118 329 149 45 128 45 37 150 -78 
 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 381 267 12689 2375 4562 1525 1872 111 360 6386 667 2229 1042 364 1017 364 182 1058 527 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL SDC .579 1.33 14.4 12.3 20.9 6.8 12.4 9.6 16.2 156.1 5.2 -1.4 104.1 105.7  
 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     .593 1.40 14.0 13.7 21.4 6.0 14.0 10.0 16.6 1159.7 38.7 1.4 107.3 105.4  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 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     20 10 29.1 14.4 1.4 3.1 2.8 2.1 1.37 1.2 0.3 3.0 .525 .864 .385  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 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     5.8 11.1 .525 2.6 3.0 .864 3.6 5.7 .623 2.0 4.7 .426 0.3 0.7 .385  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 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 20 10 582 116 221 51 59 5 13 288 28 89 56 24 41 24 5 60 -60 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 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     .583 1.30 16.3 11.9 22.3 5.4 14.1 9.3 12.3 15.3 0.5 -3.0 108.4 113.3  

 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 32 8 12 6 3 4 8 13 24 10 13 2 3  
 Playoff 26 5 9 7 4 2 6 10 19 6 7 2 2  
 Career 41 8 14 8 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 +/-
 10/22 SAS L 45 10 19 6 8 1 2 27 3 9 4 3 1 0 2 -7
 10/24 HOU W 37 9 16 4 5 1 2 23 0 3 3 3 0 2 4 8
 10/27 POR W 27 7 11 3 4 0 0 17 2 5 3 2 1 1 5 13
 10/28 UTA L 45 9 15 6 10 0 0 24 3 5 6 1 4 0 3 1
 10/30 PHX W 42 11 15 9 10 0 0 31 3 8 2 3 3 1 4 -1
 10/31 IND L 29 6 12 1 1 1 2 14 2 6 3 3 3 1 6 -4
 11/4 LAL L 32 5 8 0 0 0 0 10 2 6 4 1 0 2 4 -25
 11/6 KCK W 30 7 10 3 3 0 1 17 1 5 6 4 3 2 2 44
 11/9 UTA W 38 6 10 2 2 2 2 16 0 8 5 3 1 0 3 11
 11/10 POR L 29 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 2 1 0 4 5
 11/13 KCK W 35 5 15 0 0 0 1 10 2 4 2 1 1 4 1 12
 11/14 UTA W 36 7 9 4 8 0 0 18 4 6 3 2 2 0 3 11
 11/18 DEN W 32 4 7 4 5 0 1 12 2 7 3 3 2 0 2 15
 11/20 DAL L 34 5 9 5 6 0 1 15 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 -13
 11/22 SEA W 24 4 7 2 2 0 0 10 2 6 1 0 1 0 5 -5
 11/24 NJN L 35 12 19 3 3 0 2 27 2 5 5 3 0 0 3 1
 11/26 DAL W 32 8 12 4 4 0 0 20 2 5 5 2 0 1 2 -13
 11/28 PHX L 36 6 10 2 2 0 1 14 2 7 2 5 0 0 4 -5
 11/29 LAL L 24 8 13 0 0 1 2 17 1 2 3 3 2 0 3 -21
 12/3 GSW L 24 6 9 2 2 0 0 14 1 3 4 2 1 0 3 -3
 12/4 HOU L 35 8 19 8 9 0 2 24 2 4 1 0 3 0 2 -28
 12/7 IND W 27 2 13 1 2 0 1 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 4 -5
 12/8 GSW W 30 10 12 3 4 0 0 23 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 4
 12/12 PHI W 34 7 13 8 8 0 2 22 5 10 3 1 1 0 0 15
 12/13 PHX W 35 11 16 7 7 0 0 29 8 11 0 1 1 0 1 5
 12/16 WAS W 36 7 9 5 8 0 0 19 3 7 5 0 0 1 3 9
 12/17 ATL L 39 9 18 6 6 0 3 24 1 6 1 6 1 0 2 -9
 12/19 CHI W 36 5 16 4 7 0 0 14 5 9 0 6 0 1 2 18
 12/20 DEN W 39 7 13 4 4 1 1 19 3 8 0 4 2 3 2 -1
 12/23 DEN W 31 4 7 6 7 0 0 14 1 5 1 1 0 1 4 0
 12/27 GSW L 26 8 10 0 0 0 0 16 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 -19
 12/28 DAL W 37 4 10 4 4 0 1 12 3 10 3 0 0 1 2 2
 12/31 PHX W 33 6 19 4 4 0 1 16 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 7
 1/3 LAL L 35 10 17 1 1 0 0 21 4 7 2 5 0 0 3 -37
 1/4 NYK L 29 5 8 3 4 0 0 13 2 4 4 1 0 0 3 -10
 1/6 MIL L 35 5 10 1 2 0 0 11 1 7 4 2 0 1 2 0
 1/8 DAL W 22 2 6 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 4 0 0 1 5 -2
 1/10 UTA L 40 6 14 4 5 0 0 16 1 5 6 5 2 1 3 1
 1/12 BOS W 31 5 8 6 7 0 0 16 2 4 2 1 2 2 4 -3
 1/13 ATL W 36 7 17 0 2 1 3 15 3 8 4 3 2 0 3 -5
 1/17 MIL L 37 5 14 4 6 0 1 14 1 6 2 8 0 1 6 -10
 1/18 DET W 27 5 9 4 4 0 1 14 0 6 1 1 0 1 4 -7
 1/21 PHX W 36 9 14 2 2 0 1 20 7 12 3 3 1 1 2 8
 1/22 KCK W 32 5 10 1 2 0 0 11 1 6 4 0 1 0 2 20
 1/24 IND L 39 5 9 4 4 2 3 16 3 6 2 1 2 0 4 -23
 1/28 LAL L 43 7 13 2 3 1 2 17 2 6 1 6 1 2 2 4
 1/30 PHX W 34 3 6 6 7 0 1 12 4 10 3 3 1 0 1 16
 1/31 SAS L 27 9 17 2 3 0 0 20 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 -19
 2/4 UTA L 36 1 10 6 6 0 2 8 1 5 3 4 0 1 4 -22
 2/5 PHX W 48 13 24 6 8 0 0 32 3 6 3 5 0 2 4 4
 2/10 KCK L 44 7 16 5 6 0 0 19 2 6 3 1 0 0 4 -16
 2/13 LAL L 41 7 13 7 7 0 1 21 2 4 6 1 3 0 4 -12
 2/14 SAS L 40 4 13 2 2 0 0 10 0 4 1 7 1 1 4 -16
 2/16 CLE W 39 8 15 4 4 0 0 20 3 7 3 3 1 2 0 2
 2/18 HOU W 41 9 19 10 13 1 2 29 2 6 5 1 2 0 1 8
 2/20 WAS W 29 6 9 1 1 0 1 13 3 10 3 0 0 0 3 23
 2/22 SAS L 28 6 11 0 0 0 2 12 1 4 4 5 0 0 5 10
 2/23 SAS L 39 10 22 2 2 0 1 22 3 6 3 1 3 0 5 -11
 2/26 DEN W 38 7 12 4 4 2 3 20 2 8 2 4 1 0 0 2
 2/27 BOS L 43 6 10 4 4 0 1 16 4 11 4 2 0 1 2 5

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 25
 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.

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