DeMarcus Cousins vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.