Happy Hairston vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Happy Hairston 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

Happy Hairston

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.