Steven Adams vs. Wayne Hightower Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Hightower and Steven Adams 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
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Wayne Hightower: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 12 Wayne Hightower 5

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 8 Wayne Hightower 2

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Wayne Hightower 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 8.8 Wayne Hightower 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.0 Wayne Hightower 5.9

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Wayne Hightower 1.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.8 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,855 Wayne Hightower 2,848

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 6,272 Wayne Hightower 1,876

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,171 Wayne Hightower 337

Total Steals Steven Adams 658 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 717 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 781 Wayne Hightower 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .585 Wayne Hightower .359

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .059 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .537 Wayne Hightower .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Wayne Hightower 13.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Wayne Hightower 7.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Wayne Hightower 1.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.5 Wayne Hightower 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.3 Wayne Hightower 4.9

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Wayne Hightower 1.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 549 Wayne Hightower 149

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 532 Wayne Hightower 107

Total Assists Steven Adams 68 Wayne Hightower 26

Total Steals Steven Adams 33 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Blocks Steven Adams 67 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Total Games Steven Adams 73 Wayne Hightower 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Wayne Hightower .318

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .534 Wayne Hightower .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Wayne Hightower 6.8 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Wayne Hightower 5.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Wayne Hightower 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Wayne Hightower - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (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.