Happy Hairston vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell 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.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Happy Hairston 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 D'Angelo Russell 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 D'Angelo Russell 2.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 D'Angelo Russell 453

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 D'Angelo Russell 94

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 D'Angelo Russell 153

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * D'Angelo Russell 31

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 D'Angelo Russell 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 D'Angelo Russell .388

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .327

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 D'Angelo Russell .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023)

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.