Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Wayne Hightower 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Wayne Hightower 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Wayne Hightower 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.