Josh Giddey vs. Wayne Hightower Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wayne Hightower and Josh Giddey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Josh Giddey played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Wayne Hightower, who played 5. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Wayne Hightower had his rookie season in 1962-63. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Josh Giddey |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
Wayne Hightower |
5 |
2 |
1962-63 to 1966-67 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Josh Giddey |
Wayne Hightower |
Season |
2021-22 | 1962-63 |
Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | San Francisco Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
Wayne Hightower |
66 |
21.0 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.350 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.669 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
Wayne Hightower |
79 |
32.1 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.0 |
12.9 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.790 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hightower |
12 |
23.8 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
.259 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.697 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
Wayne Hightower |
75 |
20.6 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.768 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
9 |
19.0 |
9.4 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.375 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.875 |
Wayne Hightower |
10 |
19.6 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hightower |
24 |
19.2 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
.339 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.731 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hightower |
72 |
18.2 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.729 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hightower |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |