Alex Caruso vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Happy Hairston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Happy Hairston 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.