Wayne Hightower vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Wayne Hightower 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

Wayne Hightower

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wayne Hightower 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Hightower 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wayne Hightower 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Hightower 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wayne Hightower 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 9.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 5.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Hightower 2,848 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wayne Hightower 1,876 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wayne Hightower 337 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wayne Hightower 316 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Hightower .359 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Hightower .749 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 6.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Hightower 149 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wayne Hightower 107 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wayne Hightower 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wayne Hightower 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Hightower .318 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Hightower .673 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.