Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Wayne Hightower 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.