Joe Dumars vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Wayne Hightower 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.