George Gervin vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.