Walt Bellamy vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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. ** 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.