Penny Hardaway vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.