Happy Hairston vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.