Happy Hairston vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Karl-Anthony Towns 375

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Karl-Anthony Towns 221

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Karl-Anthony Towns 44

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Karl-Anthony Towns 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Karl-Anthony Towns .483

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .378

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Karl-Anthony Towns .815

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)

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.