Cade Cunningham vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.