Happy Hairston vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo 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.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year Happy Hairston 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Dikembe Mutombo 3

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)

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.