Happy Hairston vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon 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.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Happy Hairston 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

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.