Happy Hairston vs. Damian Lillard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Damian Lillard 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.

Damian Lillard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Damian Lillard 12

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Damian Lillard 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Damian Lillard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Damian Lillard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Damian Lillard 7

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Damian Lillard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Damian Lillard 25.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Damian Lillard 4.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Damian Lillard 6.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Damian Lillard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Damian Lillard 21,151

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Damian Lillard 3,573

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Damian Lillard 5,659

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Damian Lillard 804

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Damian Lillard 257

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Damian Lillard 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Damian Lillard .438

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Damian Lillard .371

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Damian Lillard .897

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Damian Lillard 26.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Damian Lillard 4.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Damian Lillard 6.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Damian Lillard 1.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Damian Lillard 1,694

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Damian Lillard 288

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Damian Lillard 400

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Damian Lillard 76

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Damian Lillard 19

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Damian Lillard 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Damian Lillard .412

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Damian Lillard .373

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Damian Lillard .894

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021)

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.