James Harden vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Wayne Hightower 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals James Harden 271 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) 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.