Wayne Hightower
PF · CAR
Seasons 1962-63–1971-72 · 10 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1940
All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Spain, Muscles |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #35 (also #55, #20, #12, #54) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Born | 1940-01-14 |
| College | Kansas |
| Drafted | 1962 · Round 1, Pick 7 · SFW |
| Seasons | 1962-63–1971-72 (10) |
Career averages
11.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.7 APG · 565 games · .381 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | SFW | 23 | 66 | 21.0 | .350 | — | .669 | 5.4 | 0.8 | — | — | 7.4 | 7.8 | .396 |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 24 | 79 | 32.1 | .385 | — | .790 | 7.2 | 1.7 | — | — | 13.2 | 12.0 | .448 |
| 1964-65 | 2TM | 25 | 75 | 20.6 | .344 | — | .768 | 5.6 | 0.7 | — | — | 7.8 | 10.5 | .431 |
| SFW | 25 | 48 | 21.6 | .343 | — | .769 | 5.1 | 0.8 | — | — | 8.4 | 10.1 | .429 | |
| BAL | 25 | 27 | 18.9 | .345 | — | .765 | 6.4 | 0.6 | — | — | 6.7 | 11.2 | .434 | |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 26 | 24 | 19.2 | .339 | — | .731 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | — | 7.6 | 10.6 | .415 |
| 1966-67 | 2TM | 27 | 72 | 18.2 | .344 | — | .729 | 5.6 | 0.9 | — | — | 7.5 | 10.7 | .412 |
| BAL | 27 | 43 | 17.3 | .334 | — | .718 | 5.6 | 0.8 | — | — | 6.9 | 10.2 | .407 | |
| DET | 27 | 29 | 19.4 | .355 | — | .744 | 5.7 | 1.0 | — | — | 8.6 | 11.4 | .418 | |
| 1967-68 | DNR | 28 | 74 | 33.2 | .383 | 0.000 | .773 | 7.2 | 1.9 | — | — | 17.3 | 17.6 | .470 |
| 1968-69 | DNR | 29 | 67 | 34.6 | .408 | 0.000 | .730 | 9.6 | 3.0 | — | — | 13.9 | 14.7 | .491 |
| 1969-70 | LAS | 30 | 27 | 35.6 | .447 | 0.000 | .759 | 9.4 | 2.6 | — | — | 18.1 | 16.9 | .512 |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 31 | 68 | 34.6 | .400 | 0.000 | .742 | 9.0 | 2.9 | — | — | 13.9 | 13.3 | .470 |
| UTS | 31 | 35 | 32.4 | .391 | 0.000 | .749 | 8.2 | 3.0 | — | — | 13.4 | 13.1 | .463 | |
| TEX | 31 | 33 | 37.0 | .409 | 0.000 | .736 | 9.9 | 2.7 | — | — | 14.5 | 13.4 | .477 | |
| 1971-72 | CAR | 32 | 13 | 10.8 | .313 | 0.000 | .833 | 3.3 | 0.8 | — | — | 5.4 | 13.4 | .438 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | SFW | 66 | — | 1,387 | 192 | 548 | .350 | — | — | 105 | 157 | 354 | 51 | — | — | — | 489 |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 79 | — | 2,536 | 393 | 1,022 | .385 | — | — | 260 | 329 | 566 | 133 | — | — | — | 1,046 |
| 1964-65 | 2TM | 75 | — | 1,547 | 196 | 570 | .344 | — | — | 195 | 254 | 420 | 54 | — | — | — | 587 |
| SFW | 48 | — | 1,037 | 136 | 396 | .343 | — | — | 133 | 173 | 247 | 38 | — | — | — | 405 | |
| BAL | 27 | — | 510 | 60 | 174 | .345 | — | — | 62 | 81 | 173 | 16 | — | — | — | 182 | |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 24 | — | 460 | 63 | 186 | .339 | — | — | 57 | 78 | 131 | 35 | — | — | — | 183 |
| 1966-67 | 2TM | 72 | — | 1,310 | 195 | 567 | .344 | — | — | 153 | 210 | 405 | 64 | — | — | — | 543 |
| BAL | 43 | — | 746 | 103 | 308 | .334 | — | — | 89 | 124 | 241 | 36 | — | — | — | 295 | |
| DET | 29 | — | 564 | 92 | 259 | .355 | — | — | 64 | 86 | 164 | 28 | — | — | — | 248 | |
| 1967-68 | DNR | 74 | — | 2,459 | 431 | 1,126 | .383 | 0 | 6 | 420 | 543 | 536 | 143 | — | — | 165 | 1,282 |
| 1968-69 | DNR | 67 | — | 2,318 | 311 | 762 | .408 | 0 | 2 | 311 | 426 | 641 | 203 | — | — | 176 | 933 |
| 1969-70 | LAS | 27 | — | 961 | 180 | 403 | .447 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 170 | 255 | 71 | — | — | 74 | 489 |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 68 | — | 2,355 | 339 | 848 | .400 | 0 | 3 | 268 | 361 | 615 | 194 | — | — | 145 | 946 |
| UTS | 35 | — | 1,135 | 167 | 427 | .391 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 179 | 287 | 104 | — | — | 84 | 468 | |
| TEX | 33 | — | 1,220 | 172 | 421 | .409 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 182 | 328 | 90 | — | — | 61 | 478 | |
| 1971-72 | CAR | 13 | — | 141 | 20 | 64 | .313 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 36 | 43 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 70 |
| Career | 565 | — | — | 2,320 | 6,096 | .381 | 0 | 15 | 1928 | 2564 | 3966 | 959 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 6,568 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | SFW | 66 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 14.2 | .350 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 79 | 32.1 | 5.6 | 14.5 | .385 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 14.8 |
| 1964-65 | 2TM | 75 | 20.6 | 4.6 | 13.3 | .344 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 13.7 |
| SFW | 48 | 21.6 | 4.7 | 13.7 | .343 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 14.1 | |
| BAL | 27 | 18.9 | 4.2 | 12.3 | .345 | — | — | 4.4 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 12.8 | |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 24 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 14.6 | .339 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 14.3 |
| 1966-67 | 2TM | 72 | 18.2 | 5.4 | 15.6 | .344 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| BAL | 43 | 17.3 | 5.0 | 14.9 | .334 | — | — | 4.3 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 14.2 | |
| DET | 29 | 19.4 | 5.9 | 16.5 | .355 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 15.8 | |
| 1967-68 | DNR | 74 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 16.5 | .383 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | — | — | 2.4 | 18.8 |
| 1968-69 | DNR | 67 | 34.6 | 4.8 | 11.8 | .408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 3.2 | — | — | 2.7 | 14.5 |
| 1969-70 | LAS | 27 | 35.6 | 6.7 | 15.1 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 2.7 | — | — | 2.8 | 18.3 |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 68 | 34.6 | 5.2 | 13.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 3.0 | — | — | 2.2 | 14.5 |
| UTS | 35 | 32.4 | 5.3 | 13.5 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 3.3 | — | — | 2.7 | 14.8 | |
| TEX | 33 | 37.0 | 5.1 | 12.4 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 2.7 | — | — | 1.8 | 14.1 | |
| 1971-72 | CAR | 13 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 16.3 | .313 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 2.8 | — | — | 3.1 | 17.9 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | SFW | 66 | 1,387 | 7.8 | .396 | — | -1.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -.029 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 79 | 2,536 | 12.0 | .448 | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | .077 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | 2TM | 75 | 1,547 | 10.5 | .431 | — | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .023 | — | — | — | — |
| SFW | 48 | 1,037 | 10.1 | .429 | — | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .033 | — | — | — | — | |
| BAL | 27 | 510 | 11.2 | .434 | — | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .003 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 24 | 460 | 10.6 | .415 | — | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -.003 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | 2TM | 72 | 1,310 | 10.7 | .412 | — | -1.5 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -.007 | — | — | — | — |
| BAL | 43 | 746 | 10.2 | .407 | — | -0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -.020 | — | — | — | — | |
| DET | 29 | 564 | 11.4 | .418 | — | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .011 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967-68 | DNR | 74 | 2,459 | 17.6 | .470 | 24.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | .112 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | DNR | 67 | 2,318 | 14.7 | .491 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | .086 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | LAS | 27 | 961 | 16.9 | .512 | 21.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .108 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | 2TM | 68 | 2,355 | 13.3 | .470 | 17.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | .060 | — | — | — | — |
| UTS | 35 | 1,135 | 13.1 | .463 | 19.0 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .072 | — | — | — | — | |
| TEX | 33 | 1,220 | 13.4 | .477 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .048 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971-72 | CAR | 13 | 141 | 13.4 | .438 | 24.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -.001 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | 12 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .259 | — | .320 |
| 1964-65 | 10 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .422 | — | .461 |
| Career | 22 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .318 | — | .372 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 86–71 |
| Away | 159 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 42–117 |
| In wins | 128 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 128–0 |
| In losses | 188 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0–188 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 12–24 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 30 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 7–23 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 39 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 21–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 17 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 5–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 18–23 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 42 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 21–21 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 8–19 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Wayne Hightower's career stats?
Wayne Hightower has averaged 11.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.7 APG over 10 seasons (1962-63–1971-72).
How tall is Wayne Hightower?
Wayne Hightower is 6-8 (192 lb).
When was Wayne Hightower drafted?
Wayne Hightower was drafted in 1962, round 1, pick 7.