Stephen Curry vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Wayne Hightower 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Wayne Hightower 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.