Patrick Ewing vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Wayne Hightower 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.