Gail Goodrich vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * 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.