Happy Hairston vs. Pete Maravich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Maravich 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.

Pete Maravich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Pete Maravich 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Pete Maravich 10

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Pete Maravich 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Pete Maravich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Pete Maravich 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Pete Maravich 4

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Pete Maravich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Pete Maravich 24.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Pete Maravich 4.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Pete Maravich 5.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Pete Maravich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Pete Maravich 15,948

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Pete Maravich 2,747

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Pete Maravich 3,563

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Pete Maravich 587 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Pete Maravich 108 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Pete Maravich 658

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Pete Maravich .441

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Pete Maravich .667 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Pete Maravich .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Pete Maravich 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Pete Maravich 3.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Pete Maravich 3.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Pete Maravich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Pete Maravich 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Pete Maravich 487

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Pete Maravich 95

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Pete Maravich 98

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Pete Maravich 3 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Pete Maravich 0 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Pete Maravich 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Pete Maravich .423

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Pete Maravich .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Pete Maravich .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) *

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. 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.