Happy Hairston vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.