Happy Hairston vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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.