Happy Hairston vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Happy Hairston 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.