Happy Hairston vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Happy Hairston 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Happy Hairston 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.