Happy Hairston vs. P.J. Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars P.J. Tucker 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.

P.J. Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
P.J. Tucker: 2006-07 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 P.J. Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 P.J. Tucker 13

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 P.J. Tucker 8

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 P.J. Tucker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 P.J. Tucker 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 P.J. Tucker 5.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 P.J. Tucker 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * P.J. Tucker 1.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * P.J. Tucker 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 P.J. Tucker 5,854

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 P.J. Tucker 4,770

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 P.J. Tucker 1,225

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * P.J. Tucker 942

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * P.J. Tucker 262

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 P.J. Tucker 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 P.J. Tucker .425

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** P.J. Tucker .366

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 P.J. Tucker .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) P.J. Tucker 9.4 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) P.J. Tucker 6.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) P.J. Tucker 2.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * P.J. Tucker 1.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * P.J. Tucker 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 P.J. Tucker 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 P.J. Tucker 5.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 P.J. Tucker 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * P.J. Tucker 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * P.J. Tucker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 P.J. Tucker 718

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 P.J. Tucker 600

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 P.J. Tucker 143

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * P.J. Tucker 98

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * P.J. Tucker 38

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 P.J. Tucker 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 P.J. Tucker .434

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** P.J. Tucker .402

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 P.J. Tucker .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) P.J. Tucker 11.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) P.J. Tucker 7.5 (2019)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) P.J. Tucker 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * P.J. Tucker 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * P.J. Tucker 0.8 (2018)

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.