Gordon Hayward vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Gordon Hayward 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

Gordon Hayward

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gordon Hayward 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Gordon Hayward 14 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Gordon Hayward 5 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Gordon Hayward 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 15.2 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.4 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.5 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.0 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 12,687 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 3,698 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 2,940 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 808 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 321 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Gordon Hayward 835 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .455 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .370 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .822 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 13.2 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.3 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 2.6 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 434 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 143 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 87 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 27 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Gordon Hayward 33 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .404 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .352 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .950 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 (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.