Happy Hairston vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.