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Rod Higgins
Rod Higgins stats, teams and career impact
#679 all-timeCareer averages · 9.0 PPG · 3.6 RPG · 1.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Golden State Warriors
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 200 lb (91 kg)
- Born
- January 31, 1960 (66 yrs old)
- College
- Fresno State
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1982–83 to 1994–95
Career summaryRod Higgins was a small forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1982–83 through 1994–95.
- Career PPG
- 9.0
- Career RPG
- 3.6
- Career APG
- 1.6
- #45 in 1988–89
- #679 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Rod Higgins ranks #679 all time
Rod Higgins ranks #679 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #51.0. His full-career value ranks #677 across 13 seasons. Career Impact Rank averages his best three, five, and ten season ranks, with the most weight on his peak.
450+ minutes required per season
779 games · Career Value Rank #677
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle SuperSonics, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 34.2%3P%
- Free throw
- 80.8%FT%
779 career games · 17,189 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Rod Higgins stats by season
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| 1994–95 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -10.60 | GSW | 5 | 2 | 9.2 | 25.0% | 16.7% | 75.0% | — | -8.1 |
| 1993–94 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | +1.24 | CLE | 36 | 11 | 15.2 | 43.6% | 44.0% | 73.8% | #63 | 33.8 |
| 1992–93 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | -0.39 | SAC | 69 | 4 | 20.7 | 41.2% | 32.3% | 86.1% | #133 | 48.3 |
| 1991–92 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | -2.00 | GSW | 25 | 6 | 21.4 | 41.2% | 34.7% | 81.4% | #210 | -0.0 |
| 1990–91 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 | -0.46 | GSW | 82 | 9 | 24.7 | 46.3% | 33.2% | 81.9% | #134 | 67.2 |
| 1989–90 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | +0.20 | GSW | 82 | 22 | 24.3 | 48.1% | 34.7% | 82.1% | #100 | 96.7 |
| 1988–89 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | +1.62 | GSW | 81 | 1 | 23.3 | 47.6% | 39.3% | 82.1% | #45 | 152.9 |
| 1987–88 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | +1.37 | GSW | 68 | 67 | 32.2 | 52.6% | 48.7% | 84.8% | #45 | 156.2 |
| 1986–87 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | -0.54 | GSW | 73 | 28 | 20.5 | 51.9% | 17.6% | 83.3% | #117 | 46.4 |
| 1985–86 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -4.84 | CHI/NJN/SAS/SEA | 30 | 0 | 11.1 | 36.8% | 11.1% | 70.4% | — | -19.8 |
| 1984–85 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -2.80 | CHI | 68 | 5 | 13.9 | 44.1% | 27.0% | 66.7% | #204 | -15.7 |
| 1983–84 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -1.66 | CHI | 78 | 6 | 20.2 | 44.7% | 4.5% | 72.4% | #172 | 11.0 |
| 1982–83 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | -0.83 | CHI | 82 | 42 | 26.8 | 44.8% | 31.7% | 79.2% | #136 | 56.8 |
| Career | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | — | CHI/CLE/GSW/NJN/SAC/SAS/SEA | 779 | — | 22.1 | 46.5% | 34.2% | 80.8% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
70.7 composite · lower is better
74.0 average league finish
626 total value
Career standing
How Rod Higgins ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score70.7
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #679
Strongest seasons
Every season
Rod Higgins advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 35 | 5 | 46 | -10.60 | — | — | -8.1 | — | Limited |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 34 | 36 | 547 | +1.24 | 78.7 | #63 | 33.8 | 47th | Standard |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | SAC | 33 | 69 | 1,425 | -0.39 | 55.3 | #133 | 48.3 | 53rd | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 32 | 25 | 535 | -2.00 | 27.7 | #210 | -0.0 | 28th | Standard |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 31 | 82 | 2,024 | -0.46 | 54.3 | #134 | 67.2 | 61st | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 30 | 82 | 1,993 | +0.20 | 65.5 | #100 | 96.7 | 69th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 29 | 81 | 1,887 | +1.62 | 83.3 | #45 | 152.9 | 78th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 28 | 68 | 2,188 | +1.37 | 82.4 | #45 | 156.2 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 27 | 73 | 1,497 | -0.54 | 54.7 | #117 | 46.4 | 52nd | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/NJN/SAS/SEA | 26 | 30 | 332 | -4.84 | — | — | -19.8 | — | Limited |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 68 | 942 | -2.80 | 19.8 | #204 | -15.7 | 19th | Standard |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 78 | 1,577 | -1.66 | 31.0 | #172 | 11.0 | 31st | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 82 | 2,196 | -0.83 | 46.6 | #136 | 56.8 | 55th | Broad |
Career movement
Rod Higgins's career impact by season
Peak +1.62 in 1988–89 · 13 seasons · 17,189 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Rod HigginsBryon Russell
| NBA season | Rod Higgins | Bryon Russell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.8 | -1.0 |
| 2 | -1.7 | -2.4 |
| 3 | -2.8 | -2.2 |
| 4 | -4.8 | 0.7 |
| 5 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| 6 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| 7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 9 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| 10 | -2.0 | -1.4 |
| 11 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 13 | -10.6 | -12.5 |
NBA season number
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