Rick Barry vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Wayne Hightower 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Wayne Hightower 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Wayne Hightower 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.