Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Hightower 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wayne Hightower 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wayne Hightower 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wayne Hightower 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Hightower 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Hightower 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wayne Hightower 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.