Career snapshot
13seasons
809games
7,108career pts
12.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Golden State Warriors
· 416 games · 1986-87–1994-95
Position rank · 1992-93
#57PPG rank
#52PER rank
#49WS rank
Among 103 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.5
1987-88 · GSW
RPG
5.1
1989-90 · GSW
APG
2.8
1987-88 · GSW
PER
16.3
1987-88 · GSW
WS
5.9
1988-89 · GSW
Draft
1982
Round 2 ·
Pick 31
from Fresno State
Career by team
Golden State Warriors
1986-87 – 1994-95 · 7 seasons
10.8 PPG
4.2 RPG
1.7 APG
416 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1993-94 – 1993-94 · 1 seasons
5.4 PPG
2.3 RPG
1.0 APG
36 games
Sacramento Kings
1992-93 – 1992-93 · 1 seasons
8.3 PPG
2.8 RPG
1.7 APG
69 games
Chicago Bulls
1982-83 – 1985-86 · 4 seasons
7.2 PPG
3.1 RPG
1.6 APG
233 games
Brooklyn Nets
1985-86 – 1985-86 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG
4.0 RPG
0.5 APG
2 games
San Antonio Spurs
1985-86 – 1985-86 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG
2.2 RPG
1.1 APG
11 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1985-86 – 1985-86 · 1 seasons
1.8 PPG
1.0 RPG
0.5 APG
12 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | CHI | 82 | 42 | 26.8 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 44.8 | 31.7 | 79.2 | 12.7 | 3.8 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 78 | 6 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 4.5 | 72.4 | 10.1 | 2.0 |
| 1984-85 | CHI | 68 | 5 | 13.9 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 44.1 | 27.0 | 66.7 | 10.2 | 1.0 |
| 1985-86 | NBA | 30 | 0 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36.8 | 11.1 | 70.4 | — | — |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 5 | 0 | 16.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| 1985-86 | BKN | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 11 | 0 | 11.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 68.8 | 10.8 | 0.2 |
| 1985-86 | OKC | 12 | 0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 60.0 | — | — |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 73 | 28 | 20.5 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 51.9 | 17.6 | 83.3 | 14.1 | 3.7 |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 68 | 67 | 32.2 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 52.6 | 48.7 | 84.8 | 16.3 | 5.7 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 81 | 1 | 23.3 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 47.6 | 39.3 | 82.1 | 15.5 | 5.9 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 82 | 22 | 24.3 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 48.1 | 34.7 | 82.1 | 15.5 | 5.0 |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 82 | 9 | 24.7 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 46.3 | 33.2 | 81.9 | 13.4 | 5.3 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 25 | 6 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 41.2 | 34.7 | 81.4 | 13.4 | 1.3 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 69 | 4 | 20.7 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 41.2 | 32.3 | 86.1 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 36 | 11 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 43.6 | 44.0 | 73.8 | 13.7 | 1.4 |
| 1994-95 | GSW | 5 | 2 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1994 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
| Jul 1993 | Sacramento Kings | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1992 | Golden State Warriors | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Brooklyn Nets | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Chicago Bulls | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
| Oct 1985 | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | mid season trade | From 1985-86 to 1985-86 | |
| Oct 1985 | Brooklyn Nets | San Antonio Spurs | mid season trade | From 1985-86 to 1985-86 | |
| Jul 1985 | Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 1985 | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs | season change | ||
| Jul 1985 | Chicago Bulls | Brooklyn Nets | season change | ||
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Born on January 31
About Rod Higgins
Roderick Dwayne Higgins is an American former professional basketball player who formerly served as president of basketball operations for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets. He is also the father of former Charlotte Bobcats point guard Cory Higgins.