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 advanced
- PER
- 13.1
- True shooting
- .455
- Effective FG
- .400
- Usage rate
- 20.2
- Win shares
- 18.9
- WS per 48
- .059
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 5.8
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | SFW | 23 | 66 | 1,387 | 7.8 | .396 | .350 | – | -1.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.029 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 24 | 79 | 2,536 | 12.0 | .448 | .385 | – | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | .077 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | 2+ teams | 25 | 75 | 1,547 | 10.5 | .431 | .344 | – | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BAL | 26 | 24 | 460 | 10.6 | .415 | .339 | – | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.003 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | 2+ teams | 27 | 72 | 1,310 | 10.7 | .412 | .344 | – | -1.5 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -0.007 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 ABA | DNR | 28 | 74 | 2,459 | 17.6 | .470 | .383 | 24.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | .112 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 ABA | DNR | 29 | 67 | 2,318 | 14.7 | .491 | .408 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | .086 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 ABA | LAS | 30 | 27 | 961 | 16.9 | .512 | .447 | 21.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .108 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 ABA | 2+ teams | 31 | 68 | 2,355 | 13.3 | .470 | .400 | 17.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | .060 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 ABA | CAR | 32 | 13 | 141 | 13.4 | .438 | .313 | 24.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.