Happy Hairston vs. Grant Hill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Grant Hill 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.

Grant Hill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Grant Hill: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Grant Hill 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Grant Hill 18

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Grant Hill 8

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Grant Hill 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Grant Hill 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Grant Hill 5

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Grant Hill 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Grant Hill 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Grant Hill 6.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Grant Hill 4.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Grant Hill 1.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Grant Hill 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Grant Hill 17,137

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Grant Hill 6,169

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Grant Hill 4,252

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Grant Hill 1,248

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Grant Hill 576

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Grant Hill 1,026

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Grant Hill .483

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Grant Hill .314

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Grant Hill .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Grant Hill 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Grant Hill 9.8 (1996)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Grant Hill 7.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Grant Hill 1.8 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Grant Hill 0.9 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Grant Hill 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Grant Hill 6.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Grant Hill 3.6

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Grant Hill 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Grant Hill 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Grant Hill 523

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Grant Hill 238

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Grant Hill 140

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Grant Hill 35

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Grant Hill 19

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Grant Hill 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Grant Hill .469

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Grant Hill .238

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Grant Hill .781

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Grant Hill 23.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Grant Hill 7.3 (1996)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Grant Hill 7.4 (1999)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Grant Hill 2.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Grant Hill 1.0 (1997)

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.