Happy Hairston vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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 Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 John Stockton 2

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Happy Hairston 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * John Stockton 315

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * John Stockton 50

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.