Happy Hairston vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Nick Young 135

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Nick Young 26

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Nick Young 4

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Nick Young 0.4 (2012)

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.