RJ Barrett vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.