Happy Hairston vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton 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.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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. 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.