Wayne Hightower
- Seasons
- 1962-63 to 1971-72
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Born
- Jan 14, 1940
- College
- Kansas
- Draft
- 1962, round 1, pick 7
1All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 10 | 565 | 6,568 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 18.9 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | SFW | 66 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 31-49 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 79 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 48-32 | Lost Finals | 6.8 | |
| 1964-65 | SFW | 48 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 17-63 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1964-65 | BAL | 27 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 37-43 | Lost conf. finals | 6.8 | |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 24 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 38-42 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 43 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 20-61 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1966-67 | DET | 29 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 30-51 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1967-68 ABA | DNR | 74 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 45-33 | Made playoffs | – | |
| 1968-69 ABA | DNR | 67 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 44-34 | Made playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1969-70 ABA | LAS | 27 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 43-41 | Made playoffs | – | |
| 1970-71 ABA | UTS | 35 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 57-27 | Won title | – | |
| 1970-71 ABA | TEX | 33 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 30-54 | Made playoffs | – | |
| 1971-72 ABA | CAR | 13 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 35-49 | Missed playoffs | – |