John Havlicek vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Wayne Hightower 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.