Bam Adebayo vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Bam Adebayo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.