Julius Erving vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.