Happy Hairston vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens - *

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.