Kobe Bryant vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Wayne Hightower 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Wayne Hightower 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.