Sam Cassell vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Wayne Hightower

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.