Alex Caruso vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Wayne Hightower 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.