Happy Hairston vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.