Happy Hairston vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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 Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.