Jimmy Butler vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Jimmy Butler 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2025-26
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Wayne Hightower 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.4 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.4 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,288 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,759 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,871 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,431 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 384 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 889 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .473 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .330 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.