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Wayne Hightower

Wayne A. Hightower (Spain)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: January 14, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: April 18, 2002
High School: Overbrook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: University of Kansas
Draft: San Francisco Warriors, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1962 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 23, 1962 ▪ ABA Debut: October 15, 1967

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 23 SFW NBA PF 66 1387 192 548 .350 105 157 .669 354 51 181 489
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 79 2536 393 1022 .385 260 329 .790 566 133 269 1046
1964-65 25 TOT NBA PF 75 1547 196 570 .344 195 254 .768 420 54 204 587
1964-65 25 SFW NBA PF 48 1037 136 396 .343 133 173 .769 247 38 143 405
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 27 510 60 174 .345 62 81 .765 173 16 61 182
1965-66 26 BAL NBA PF 24 460 63 186 .339 57 78 .731 131 35 61 183
1966-67 27 TOT NBA PF 72 1310 195 567 .344 153 210 .729 405 64 190 543
1966-67 27 BAL NBA PF 43 746 103 308 .334 89 124 .718 241 36 110 295
1966-67 27 DET NBA PF 29 564 92 259 .355 64 86 .744 164 28 80 248
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 74 2459 431 1126 .383 0 6 .000 420 543 .773 536 143 165 237 1282
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 67 2318 311 762 .408 0 2 .000 311 426 .730 155 486 641 203 176 241 933
1969-70 30 LAS ABA PF 27 961 180 403 .447 0 2 .000 129 170 .759 78 177 255 71 74 101 489
1970-71 31 TOT ABA PF 68 2355 339 848 .400 0 3 .000 268 361 .742 219 396 615 194 145 204 946
1970-71 31 UTS ABA PF 35 1135 167 427 .391 0 1 .000 134 179 .749 103 184 287 104 84 107 468
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 33 1220 172 421 .409 0 2 .000 134 182 .736 116 212 328 90 61 97 478
1971-72 32 CAR ABA PF 13 141 20 64 .313 0 2 .000 30 36 .833 17 26 43 11 12 19 70
Career TOT 565 15474 2320 6096 .381 0 15 .000 1928 2564 .752 469 1085 3966 959 572 1707 6568
NBA 316 7240 1039 2893 .359 770 1028 .749 1876 337 905 2848
ABA 249 8234 1281 3203 .400 0 15 .000 1158 1536 .754 469 1085 2090 622 572 802 3720

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 23 SFW NBA PF 66 21.0 2.9 8.3 .350 1.6 2.4 .669 5.4 0.8 2.7 7.4
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 79 32.1 5.0 12.9 .385 3.3 4.2 .790 7.2 1.7 3.4 13.2
1964-65 25 TOT NBA PF 75 20.6 2.6 7.6 .344 2.6 3.4 .768 5.6 0.7 2.7 7.8
1964-65 25 SFW NBA PF 48 21.6 2.8 8.3 .343 2.8 3.6 .769 5.1 0.8 3.0 8.4
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 27 18.9 2.2 6.4 .345 2.3 3.0 .765 6.4 0.6 2.3 6.7
1965-66 26 BAL NBA PF 24 19.2 2.6 7.8 .339 2.4 3.3 .731 5.5 1.5 2.5 7.6
1966-67 27 TOT NBA PF 72 18.2 2.7 7.9 .344 2.1 2.9 .729 5.6 0.9 2.6 7.5
1966-67 27 BAL NBA PF 43 17.3 2.4 7.2 .334 2.1 2.9 .718 5.6 0.8 2.6 6.9
1966-67 27 DET NBA PF 29 19.4 3.2 8.9 .355 2.2 3.0 .744 5.7 1.0 2.8 8.6
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 74 33.2 5.8 15.2 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.3 .773 7.2 1.9 2.2 3.2 17.3
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 67 34.6 4.6 11.4 .408 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 6.4 .730 2.3 7.3 9.6 3.0 2.6 3.6 13.9
1969-70 30 LAS ABA PF 27 35.6 6.7 14.9 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.3 .759 2.9 6.6 9.4 2.6 2.7 3.7 18.1
1970-71 31 TOT ABA PF 68 34.6 5.0 12.5 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 5.3 .742 3.2 5.8 9.0 2.9 2.1 3.0 13.9
1970-71 31 UTS ABA PF 35 32.4 4.8 12.2 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.1 .749 2.9 5.3 8.2 3.0 2.4 3.1 13.4
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 33 37.0 5.2 12.8 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.5 .736 3.5 6.4 9.9 2.7 1.8 2.9 14.5
1971-72 32 CAR ABA PF 13 10.8 1.5 4.9 .313 0.0 0.2 .000 2.3 2.8 .833 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.8 0.9 1.5 5.4
Career TOT 565 27.4 4.1 10.8 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.5 .752 2.7 6.2 7.0 1.7 2.3 3.0 11.6
NBA 316 22.9 3.3 9.2 .359 2.4 3.3 .749 5.9 1.1 2.9 9.0
ABA 249 33.1 5.1 12.9 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.2 .754 2.7 6.2 8.4 2.5 2.3 3.2 14.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 23 SFW NBA PF 66 1387 5.0 14.2 .350 2.7 4.1 .669 9.2 1.3 4.7 12.7
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 79 2536 5.6 14.5 .385 3.7 4.7 .790 8.0 1.9 3.8 14.8
1964-65 25 TOT NBA PF 75 1547 4.6 13.3 .344 4.5 5.9 .768 9.8 1.3 4.7 13.7
1964-65 25 SFW NBA PF 48 1037 4.7 13.7 .343 4.6 6.0 .769 8.6 1.3 5.0 14.1
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 27 510 4.2 12.3 .345 4.4 5.7 .765 12.2 1.1 4.3 12.8
1965-66 26 BAL NBA PF 24 460 4.9 14.6 .339 4.5 6.1 .731 10.3 2.7 4.8 14.3
1966-67 27 TOT NBA PF 72 1310 5.4 15.6 .344 4.2 5.8 .729 11.1 1.8 5.2 14.9
1966-67 27 BAL NBA PF 43 746 5.0 14.9 .334 4.3 6.0 .718 11.6 1.7 5.3 14.2
1966-67 27 DET NBA PF 29 564 5.9 16.5 .355 4.1 5.5 .744 10.5 1.8 5.1 15.8
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 74 2459 6.3 16.5 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.9 .773 7.8 2.1 2.4 3.5 18.8
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 67 2318 4.8 11.8 .408 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.6 .730 2.4 7.5 10.0 3.2 2.7 3.7 14.5
1969-70 30 LAS ABA PF 27 961 6.7 15.1 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.4 .759 2.9 6.6 9.6 2.7 2.8 3.8 18.3
1970-71 31 TOT ABA PF 68 2355 5.2 13.0 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.5 .742 3.3 6.1 9.4 3.0 2.2 3.1 14.5
1970-71 31 UTS ABA PF 35 1135 5.3 13.5 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 5.7 .749 3.3 5.8 9.1 3.3 2.7 3.4 14.8
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 33 1220 5.1 12.4 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.4 .736 3.4 6.3 9.7 2.7 1.8 2.9 14.1
1971-72 32 CAR ABA PF 13 141 5.1 16.3 .313 0.0 0.5 .000 7.7 9.2 .833 4.3 6.6 11.0 2.8 3.1 4.9 17.9
Career TOT 565 15474 5.4 14.2 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.0 .752 2.9 6.8 9.2 2.2 2.5 4.0 15.3
NBA 316 7240 5.2 14.4 .359 3.8 5.1 .749 9.3 1.7 4.5 14.2
ABA 249 8234 5.6 14.0 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.7 .754 2.9 6.8 9.1 2.7 2.5 3.5 16.3

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1962-63 23 SFW NBA PF 66 1387 7.8 .396 .350 -1.9 1.1 -0.8 -0.029
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 79 2536 12.0 .448 .385 0.0 4.0 4.0 .077
1964-65 25 TOT NBA PF 75 1547 10.5 .431 .344 4.7 -0.5 1.2 0.7 .023
1964-65 25 SFW NBA PF 48 1037 10.1 .429 .343 5.0 -0.4 1.1 0.7 .033
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 27 510 11.2 .434 .345 4.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .003
1965-66 26 BAL NBA PF 24 460 10.6 .415 .339 9.5 -0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.003
1966-67 27 TOT NBA PF 72 1310 10.7 .412 .344 6.3 -1.5 1.3 -0.2 -0.007
1966-67 27 BAL NBA PF 43 746 10.2 .407 .334 6.0 -0.9 0.6 -0.3 -0.020
1966-67 27 DET NBA PF 29 564 11.4 .418 .355 6.7 -0.6 0.7 0.1 .011
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 74 2459 17.7 .470 .383 10.2 8.9 10.8 24.0 2.1 3.6 5.8 .112
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 67 2318 14.7 .491 .408 12.6 11.3 15.6 18.2 1.6 2.6 4.2 .086
1969-70 30 LAS ABA PF 27 961 16.9 .512 .447 11.6 10.7 13.4 21.2 1.1 1.0 2.2 .108
1970-71 31 TOT ABA PF 68 2355 13.3 .470 .400 11.1 10.2 12.6 17.6 -0.1 3.0 2.9 .060
1970-71 31 UTS ABA PF 35 1135 13.1 .463 .391 10.8 11.6 14.2 19.0 -0.2 1.9 1.7 .072
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 33 1220 13.4 .477 .409 11.5 8.9 10.9 16.2 0.1 1.1 1.2 .048
1971-72 32 CAR ABA PF 13 141 13.4 .438 .313 10.7 17.8 14.1 9.7 13.1 24.0 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.001
Career TOT 565 15474 13.1 .455 .381 10.7 17.8 11.4 9.0 12.9 20.2 0.3 18.4 18.8 .058
NBA 316 7240 10.5 .426 .359 6.0 -4.2 8.0 3.7 .025
ABA 249 8234 15.4 .480 .400 10.7 17.8 11.4 10.2 12.9 20.2 4.5 10.5 15.0 .088

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 12 286 29 112 .259 23 33 .697 50 18 42 81
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 10 196 27 64 .422 14 22 .636 57 8 25 68
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 5 209 35 100 .350 0 1 .000 43 54 .796 44 11 22 25 113
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 7 187 25 63 .397 0 0 34 45 .756 47 12 18 22 84
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 4 126 11 34 .324 0 0 13 17 .765 16 16 32 11 9 12 35
Career TOT 38 1004 127 373 .340 0 1 .000 127 171 .743 16 16 230 60 49 126 381
NBA 22 482 56 176 .318 37 55 .673 107 26 67 149
ABA 16 522 71 197 .360 0 1 .000 90 116 .776 16 16 123 34 49 59 232

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 12 23.8 2.4 9.3 .259 1.9 2.8 .697 4.2 1.5 3.5 6.8
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 10 19.6 2.7 6.4 .422 1.4 2.2 .636 5.7 0.8 2.5 6.8
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 5 41.8 7.0 20.0 .350 0.0 0.2 .000 8.6 10.8 .796 8.8 2.2 4.4 5.0 22.6
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 7 26.7 3.6 9.0 .397 0.0 0.0 4.9 6.4 .756 6.7 1.7 2.6 3.1 12.0
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 4 31.5 2.8 8.5 .324 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.3 .765 4.0 4.0 8.0 2.8 2.3 3.0 8.8
Career TOT 38 26.4 3.3 9.8 .340 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.5 .743 4.0 4.0 6.1 1.6 3.1 3.3 10.0
NBA 22 21.9 2.5 8.0 .318 1.7 2.5 .673 4.9 1.2 3.0 6.8
ABA 16 32.6 4.4 12.3 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 7.3 .776 4.0 4.0 7.7 2.1 3.1 3.7 14.5

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 12 286 3.7 14.1 .259 2.9 4.2 .697 6.3 2.3 5.3 10.2
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 10 196 5.0 11.8 .422 2.6 4.0 .636 10.5 1.5 4.6 12.5
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 5 209 6.0 17.2 .350 0.0 0.2 .000 7.4 9.3 .796 7.6 1.9 3.8 4.3 19.5
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 7 187 4.8 12.1 .397 0.0 0.0 6.5 8.7 .756 9.0 2.3 3.5 4.2 16.2
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 4 126 3.1 9.7 .324 0.0 0.0 3.7 4.9 .765 4.6 4.6 9.1 3.1 2.6 3.4 10.0
Career TOT 38 1004 4.6 13.4 .340 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.1 .743 4.6 4.6 8.2 2.2 3.4 4.5 13.7
NBA 22 482 4.2 13.1 .318 2.8 4.1 .673 8.0 1.9 5.0 11.1
ABA 16 522 4.9 13.6 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 6.2 8.0 .776 4.6 4.6 8.5 2.3 3.4 4.1 16.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1963-64 24 SFW NBA PF 12 286 4.4 .320 .259 8.2 -0.9 0.4 -0.5 -0.084
1964-65 25 BAL NBA PF 10 196 11.1 .461 .422 5.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 .049
1967-68 28 DNR ABA PF 5 209 13.8 .457 .350 10.5 8.5 15.1 27.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 .022
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 7 187 13.3 .507 .397 11.1 8.9 17.9 20.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 .063
1970-71 31 TEX ABA PF 4 126 8.7 .422 .324 11.0 17.8 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .030
Career TOT 38 1004 9.9 .425 .340 10.8 8.2 16.5 24.1 -0.7 0.8 0.1 .006
NBA 22 482 7.1 .372 .318 7.0 -0.8 0.5 -0.3 -0.030
ABA 16 522 12.4 .468 .360 10.8 9.3 16.5 24.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 .039

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 29 DNR ABA PF 1 9:00 1 2 .500 0 0 4 4 1.000 1 5 0 0 2 6
Career ABA 1 9 1 2 .500 0 0 4 4 1.000 1 5 0 0 2 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wayne Hightower 5.8 4.2 4.0 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.8
Ronald Franz 84.6 5.9 3.7 3.3 2.2 2.1 0.9
Paul Griffin 83.8 4.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.4
Scott May 83.7 5.4 4.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 0.1 -0.1
Buck Johnson 82.1 6.2 4.6 3.6 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.7
Dick Schnittker 80.2 6.2 5.3 3.5 2.8 2.6 1.6
Kenny Walker 79.4 4.7 4.0 3.1 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.1
Pervis Ellison 79.3 6.9 4.0 3.9 2.6 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0
Greg Smith 78.7 6.8 5.5 4.5 2.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.0
Bison Dele 78.6 6.9 4.7 4.0 2.4 2.3 1.8 0.3 0.2
Bill Calhoun 78.6 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Wayne Hightower 5.8 4.2 4.0 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.8
Ronald Franz 84.6 5.9 3.7 3.3 2.2 2.1 0.9
Paul Griffin 83.8 4.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.4
Scott May 83.7 5.4 4.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 0.1 -0.1
Buck Johnson 82.1 6.2 4.6 3.6 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.7
Dick Schnittker 80.2 6.2 5.3 3.5 2.8 2.6 1.6
Kenny Walker 79.4 4.7 4.0 3.1 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.1
Pervis Ellison 79.3 6.9 4.0 3.9 2.6 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0
Greg Smith 78.7 6.8 5.5 4.5 2.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.0
Bison Dele 78.6 6.9 4.7 4.0 2.4 2.3 1.8 0.3 0.2
Bill Calhoun 78.6 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1969 ABA
Minutes Played
Career ABA 8234 (80)
Field Goals
Career ABA 1281 (91)
Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 3203 (78)
Free Throws
1967-68 ABA 420 (8)
Career ABA 1158 (47)
Free Throw Attempts
Career ABA 1536 (48)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 469 (91)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 1085 (66)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 2090 (57)
Assists
Career ABA 622 (90)
Turnovers
Career ABA 572 (86)
Personal Fouls
Career ABA 802 (87)
Points
Career ABA 3720 (76)
Free Throw Pct
1963-64 NBA .790 (9)
Career ABA .754 (62)
Minutes Per Game
Career ABA 33.1 (31)
Player Efficiency Rating
Career ABA 15.4 (45)
True Shooting Pct
Career ABA .479 (96)
Total Rebound Pct
Career ABA 11.4 (36)
Assist Pct
Career ABA 10.2 (50)
Turnover Pct
Career ABA 12.9 (30)
Usage Pct
1967-68 ABA 24.0 (9)
Career ABA 20.2 (41)
Defensive Win Shares
Career ABA 10.5 (61)
Win Shares
Career ABA 15.0 (85)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
Career ABA .088 (60)

Transactions

March 26, 1962: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1962 NBA Draft.

February 3, 1965: Sold by the San Francisco Warriors to the Baltimore Bullets.

January 29, 1967: Sold by the Baltimore Bullets to the Detroit Pistons.

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