Happy Hairston vs. Kyle Kuzma Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyle Kuzma 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.

Kyle Kuzma

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Kyle Kuzma 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Kyle Kuzma 7

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Kyle Kuzma 2

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Kyle Kuzma 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Kyle Kuzma 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Kyle Kuzma 6.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Kyle Kuzma 2.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Kyle Kuzma 8,246

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Kyle Kuzma 3,043

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Kyle Kuzma 1,294

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Kyle Kuzma 268

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Kyle Kuzma 262

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Kyle Kuzma 476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Kyle Kuzma .451

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Kyle Kuzma .337

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Kyle Kuzma .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Kyle Kuzma 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Kyle Kuzma 3.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Kyle Kuzma 0.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Kyle Kuzma 247

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Kyle Kuzma 88

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Kyle Kuzma 24

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Kyle Kuzma 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Kyle Kuzma .401

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Kyle Kuzma .283

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Kyle Kuzma .761

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020)

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.