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John Higgins
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2022-23
Total Games: 1,185
Crew Chief: 683 (58%)
U1: 381 (32%)
U2: 121 (10%)
Home Wins: 66%
Home Fouls: 16.5
Away Fouls: 18.4
Foul Diff: 1.9
Attendance: 8,985
| Games | Total | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 1185 | 96 | 88 | 67 | 90 | 97 | 93 | 102 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 85 |
| Crew Chief | 683 | 61 | 54 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 58 | 41 | 44 | 37 | 68 | 73 | 60 |
| U1 | 381 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 19 |
| U2 | 121 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| NCAA Tournament | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| NIT Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 309 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| PAC 12 | 157 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 154 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
| Mountain West | 146 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Big 10 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
| American | 65 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 46 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Big East | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| ACC | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CUSA | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| SEC | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Horizon | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| WAC | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| A-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CAA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Summit | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ASUN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-4-1 | John Higgins | Bert Smith | Kipp Kissinger | San Diego State | Florida Atlantic | 72 - 71 | 17 - 17 | $2,000 | $302,361 |
| 2023-3-24 | John Higgins | Brian O'Connell | Steven Anderson | Houston | Miami | 75 - 89 | 16 - 16 | $2,000 | $300,361 |
| 2023-3-18 | Michael Irving | John Higgins | Jeb Hartness | Missouri | Princeton | 63 - 78 | 18 - 9 | $2,000 | $298,361 |
| 2023-3-16 | John Higgins | Jeb Hartness | Antinio Petty | UCLA | UNC Asheville | 86 - 53 | 11 - 15 | $2,000 | $296,361 |
| 2023-3-11 | John Higgins | Marques Pettigrew | Doug Sirmons | Kansas | Texas | 56 - 76 | 11 - 9 | $3,572 | $294,361 |
| 2023-3-10 | John Higgins | Keith Kimble | Ray Natali | Texas | TCU | 66 - 60 | 15 - 19 | $3,572 | $290,789 |
| 2023-3-9 | John Higgins | Bret Smith | Jeb Hartness | Baylor | Iowa State | 72 - 78 | 18 - 15 | $3,572 | $287,217 |
| 2023-3-8 | Gerry Pollard | John Higgins | Marques Pettigrew | West Virginia | Texas Tech | 78 - 62 | 13 - 16 | $3,572 | $283,645 |
| 2023-3-5 | Kelly Self | John Higgins | Kipp Kissinger | Bradley | Drake | 51 - 77 | 14 - 15 | $2,632 | $280,073 |
| 2023-3-4 | John Higgins | Antinio Petty | Brooks Wells | West Virginia | Kansas State | 89 - 81 | 14 - 23 | $3,572 | $277,441 |
| 2023-3-3 | John Higgins | Bert Smith | Amy Bonner | Bradley | Northern Iowa | 72 - 66 | 16 - 22 | $2,632 | $273,869 |
| 2023-3-2 | Kelly Self | John Higgins | Antinio Petty | Murray State | Valparaiso | 78 - 50 | 13 - 14 | $2,632 | $271,237 |
| 2023-3-1 | Rick Crawford | Mike Roberts | John Higgins | TCU | Texas | 75 - 73 | 19 - 18 | $3,572 | $268,605 |
| 2023-2-28 | John Higgins | Keith Kimble | Jamie Luckie | Kansas | Texas Tech | 67 - 63 | 12 - 15 | $3,572 | $265,033 |
| 2023-2-27 | Gerry Pollard | John Higgins | Pat Adams | Oklahoma State | Baylor | 68 - 74 | 17 - 17 | $3,572 | $261,461 |
| 2023-2-26 | John Higgins | Tony Padilla | Gregory Nixon | Colorado | UCLA | 56 - 60 | 16 - 20 | $3,196 | $257,889 |
| 2023-2-25 | Verne Harris | John Higgins | Deron White | Utah | USC | 49 - 62 | 13 - 12 | $3,196 | $254,693 |
| 2023-2-24 | Verne Harris | John Higgins | Tommy Nunez | Colorado State | Wyoming | 84 - 71 | 20 - 20 | $2,820 | $251,497 |
| 2023-2-23 | John Higgins | Larry Scirotto | D.G. Nelson | Stanford | Washington State | 63 - 67 | 13 - 14 | $3,196 | $248,677 |
| 2023-2-21 | Michael Irving | John Higgins | Mike Reed | Nevada | San José State | 66 - 51 | 11 - 17 | $2,820 | $245,481 |
| 2023-2-19 | John Higgins | Kipp Kissinger | Robert Riley | Nebraska | Maryland | 70 - 66 | 17 - 24 | $3,760 | $242,661 |
| 2023-2-18 | John Higgins | Bert Smith | Brooks Wells | Kansas | Baylor | 87 - 71 | 14 - 20 | $3,572 | $238,901 |
| 2023-2-15 | John Higgins | Jeb Hartness | Tony Padilla | Iowa State | TCU | 70 - 59 | 14 - 18 | $3,572 | $235,329 |
| 2023-2-14 | John Higgins | Terry Oglesby | Ray Natali | Oklahoma | Kansas State | 79 - 65 | 18 - 20 | $3,572 | $231,757 |
| 2023-2-13 | John Higgins | Ron Groover | Terry Oglesby | Texas Tech | Texas | 74 - 67 | 15 - 15 | $3,572 | $228,185 |
| 2023-2-11 | John Higgins | Rick O'Neill | Mike Reed | Boise State | Wyoming | 75 - 63 | 19 - 19 | $2,820 | $224,613 |
| 2023-2-9 | John Higgins | Paul Szelc | Eric Curry | Oregon | USC | 78 - 60 | 14 - 20 | $3,196 | $221,793 |
| 2023-2-8 | John Higgins | Mike Reed | Nate Harris | Utah State | San Diego State | 61 - 63 | 14 - 21 | $2,820 | $218,597 |
| 2023-2-7 | John Higgins | Mike Scyphers | Marques Pettigrew | New Mexico | Nevada | 76 - 77 | 14 - 19 | $2,820 | $215,777 |
| 2023-2-5 | John Higgins | Kipp Kissinger | Keith Kimble | Nebraska | Penn State | 72 - 63 | 6 - 15 | $3,760 | $212,957 |
| 2023-2-4 | Kelly Self | John Higgins | Amy Bonner | West Virginia | Oklahoma | 93 - 61 | 18 - 26 | $3,572 | $209,197 |
| 2023-2-2 | John Higgins | Kelly Pfeifer | Courtney Green | Ohio State | Wisconsin | 60 - 65 | 22 - 15 | $3,760 | $205,625 |
| 2023-2-1 | Randy Heimerman | John Higgins | Tyler Kumpf | Drake | Northern Iowa | 88 - 81 | 15 - 25 | $2,632 | $201,865 |
| 2023-1-31 | John Higgins | Kipp Kissinger | Marques Pettigrew | Kansas | Kansas State | 90 - 78 | 23 - 24 | $3,572 | $199,233 |
| 2023-1-30 | Mike Roberts | John Higgins | Ron Groover | Texas | Baylor | 76 - 71 | 18 - 17 | $3,572 | $195,661 |
| 2023-1-29 | John Higgins | D.J. Carstensen | John Gaffney | Purdue | Michigan State | 77 - 61 | 14 - 19 | $3,760 | $192,089 |
| 2023-1-28 | Randy McCall | John Higgins | Rob Keuneman | Stanford | California | 75 - 46 | 17 - 16 | $3,196 | $188,329 |
| 2023-1-26 | Randy Heimerman | John Higgins | David Hall | Oregon State | Utah | 44 - 63 | 13 - 15 | $3,196 | $185,133 |
| 2023-1-25 | Doug Shows | John Higgins | Deron White | San Diego State | Utah State | 85 - 75 | 10 - 17 | $2,820 | $181,937 |
| 2023-1-24 | John Higgins | Deldre Carr | Brooks Wells | Rutgers | Penn State | 65 - 45 | 14 - 17 | $3,760 | $179,117 |
| 2023-1-22 | Verne Harris | John Higgins | Keith Kimble | Colorado | Washington State | 58 - 55 | 16 - 20 | $3,196 | $175,357 |
| 2023-1-21 | Rick Crawford | John Higgins | Brooks Wells | Kansas | TCU | 60 - 83 | 15 - 15 | $3,572 | $172,161 |
| 2023-1-19 | John Higgins | Chris Beaver | Clarence Armstrong | Minnesota | Purdue | 39 - 61 | 12 - 10 | $3,760 | $168,589 |
| 2023-1-18 | John Higgins | Marques Pettigrew | Jamie Luckie | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | 72 - 56 | 12 - 16 | $3,572 | $164,829 |
| 2023-1-17 | John Higgins | Michael Greenstein | Marques Pettigrew | Texas Tech | Baylor | 74 - 81 | 14 - 18 | $3,572 | $161,257 |
| 2023-1-14 | John Higgins | Ruben Ramos | Eric Curry | USC | Utah | 71 - 56 | 12 - 13 | $3,196 | $157,685 |
| 2023-1-12 | John Higgins | Mike Reed | Deldre Carr | BYU | Gonzaga | 74 - 75 | 15 - 14 | $2,820 | $154,489 |
| 2023-1-11 | Gerry Pollard | John Higgins | Nate Harris | California Baptist | Utah Valley | 67 - 71 | 17 - 12 | $1,974 | $151,669 |
| 2023-1-10 | John Higgins | Tony Padilla | Eric Curry | San Diego State | Nevada | 74 - 65 | 15 - 18 | $2,820 | $149,695 |
| 2023-1-8 | John Higgins | D.J. Carstensen | Courtney Green | Penn State | Purdue | 63 - 76 | 12 - 11 | $3,760 | $146,875 |
Showing 1-50 of 1185 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA Championship | 2 | 2012-13, 2015-16 |
| NCAA Final Four | 4 | 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2022-23 |
| NCAA Elite 8 | 7 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2021-22 |
| NCAA Sweet 16 | 3 | 2010-11, 2014-15, 2022-23 |
| NCAA Second Round | 11 | 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| NCAA First Round | 11 | 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| NCAA First Four | 2 | 2011-12, 2014-15 |
| NIT | 1 | 2018-19 |
| ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY DICK'S SPORTING GOODS | 1 | 2012-13 |
| ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2016-17 |
| AIR FORCE RESERVE JERRY COLANGELO CLASSIC | 1 | 2019-20 |
| ALL-COLLEGE CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| AT COLUMBIA MO | 1 | 2011-12 |
| AT KANSAS CITY MO | 2 | 2010-11 |
| AT SPOKANE WA | 1 | 2010-11 |
| AT ST. LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| AT WICHITA KS | 1 | 2011-12 |
| BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE | 1 | 2019-20 |
| BATTLE AT ATLANTIS AT PARADISE ISLAND BAHAMAS | 1 | 2010-11 |
| BB&T CLASSIC | 1 | 2011-12 |
| BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE | 1 | 2015-16 |
| BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE | 1 | 2015-16 |
| BROOKLYN HOOPS WINTER FESTIVAL AT BROOKLYN NY | 1 | 2012-13 |
| Battle in Seattle | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Big 12/SEC Challenge | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Big East-Big 12 Battle | 3 | 2020-21, 2022-23 |
| Brew City Battle | 1 | 2022-23 |
| CABLE CAR CLASSIC | 3 | 2016-17 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARS CLASSIC | 2 | 2016-17 |
| CANCUN CHALLENGE AT Rosemont IL | 1 | 2012-13 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC | 9 | 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 |
| CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC | 2 | 2014-15, 2015-16 |
| CHARLESTON CLASSIC | 9 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 |
| CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CAPITAL CLASSIC | 1 | 2015-16 |
| COLORADO STATE CHALLENGE | 1 | 2013-14 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC | 2 | 2012-13, 2017-18 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI COASTAL CLASSIC | 1 | 2014-15 |
| Cayman Islands Classic | 3 | 2022-23 |
| Charleston Classic | 6 | 2018-19, 2019-20 |
| EMERALD COAST CLASSIC | 11 | 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 |
| Emerald Coast Classic | 4 | 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| FANDUEL LEGENDS CLASSIC | 1 | 2015-16 |
| GILDAN CHARLESTON CLASSIC | 9 | 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC | 6 | 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS MAIN EVENT | 1 | 2013-14 |
| Golden Window Classic | 1 | 2020-21 |
| Good Sam Empire Classic | 2 | 2021-22 |
| HALL OF FAME CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| HOOPS FOR HOPE CLASSIC | 1 | 2012-13 |
| HY-VEE BIG FOUR CLASSIC | 1 | 2013-14 |
| JAMAICA CLASSIC AT MONTEGO BAY - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| JOURNEY TO THE TOURNEY: BIG 12 BASKETBALL | 1 | 2015-16 |
| Jimmy V Classic presented by Corona | 1 | 2022-23 |
| LEGENDS CLASSIC - REGIONAL GAME | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Little Apple Classic | 1 | 2020-21 |
| MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2015-16 |
| MEN WHO SPEAK UP MAIN EVENT | 2 | 2015-16 |
| MGM GRAND MAIN EVENT - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| MGM GRAND SHOWCASE | 2 | 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL | 1 | 2019-20 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2019-20 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST/MISSOURI VALLEY CHALLENGE | 2 | 2017-18 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST/MVC CHALLENGE | 3 | 2010-11, 2012-13 |
| MVC | 10 | 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 8 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND AT ST LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL | 6 | 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL AT ST LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 8 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS AT ST LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL | 4 | 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT- SEMIFINAL | 4 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT- SEMIFINALS AT ST. LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MW/MVC CHALLENGE | 2 | 2015-16 |
| MWC/MVC CHALLENGE | 1 | 2018-19 |
| OLD SPICE CLASSIC AT ORLANDO FL | 1 | 2010-11 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 7 | 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL | 5 | 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL AT KANSAS CITY MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 8 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT KANSAS CITY MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL | 6 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINALS AT KANSAS CITY MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| PROGRESSIVE LEGENDS CLASSIC | 1 | 2013-14 |
| Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - 1st Round | 2 | 2020-21, 2022-23 |
| Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Final | 3 | 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal | 3 | 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Semifinal | 3 | 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE PRES. BY SONIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| Shriners Children's Charleston Classic | 6 | 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Simmons Bank Showdown | 1 | 2021-22 |
| THE SHOWCASE | 1 | 2012-13 |
| TIP-OFF SHOWCASE | 1 | 2013-14 |
| WEST COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
John Higgins Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 1
Career Total: $3,064,603
Total Games: 1185
Avg per Game: $2,586
Highest Season: $302,361 (2022-23)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Tier 1 | 96 | 61 | 35 | $302,361 | $3,150 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 1 | 88 | 54 | 34 | $259,935 | $2,954 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 1 | 67 | 44 | 23 | $205,832 | $3,072 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 1 | 90 | 46 | 44 | $256,275 | $2,848 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 1 | 97 | 51 | 46 | $263,512 | $2,717 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 1 | 93 | 46 | 47 | $246,530 | $2,651 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 1 | 102 | 58 | 44 | $260,290 | $2,552 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 1 | 97 | 41 | 56 | $236,900 | $2,442 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 1 | 95 | 44 | 51 | $227,430 | $2,394 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 1 | 96 | 37 | 59 | $222,243 | $2,315 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 1 | 94 | 68 | 26 | $215,204 | $2,289 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 1 | 85 | 73 | 12 | $186,624 | $2,196 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 1 | 85 | 60 | 25 | $181,467 | $2,135 |
John Higgins Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day