Mikal Bridges vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Mikal Bridges 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
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 8 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Wayne Hightower 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Wayne Hightower 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Wayne Hightower 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.8 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,571 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,307 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,608 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 695 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 342 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 578 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .486 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .374 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .842 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2026) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 (2026) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.0 (2026) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2026) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 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.