Rudy Gay vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Wayne Hightower

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (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.