Happy Hairston vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.