Joel Embiid vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,430 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 628 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Joel Embiid 180 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Joel Embiid 48 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 101 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 58 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .286 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .824 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.8 (2024) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.4 (2024) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.