Wayne Hightower vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Hightower 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Hightower 5 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Wayne Hightower 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Wayne Hightower 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Wayne Hightower 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 9.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 5.9 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Hightower 2,848 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Wayne Hightower 1,876 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Wayne Hightower 337 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Wayne Hightower 316 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Hightower .359 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Hightower .749 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 6.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 4.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Hightower 149 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Wayne Hightower 107 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Wayne Hightower 26 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Wayne Hightower 22 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Hightower .318 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Hightower .673 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Hightower - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

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.