Happy Hairston vs. Rajon Rondo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rajon Rondo 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.

Rajon Rondo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Rajon Rondo: 2006-07 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Rajon Rondo 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Rajon Rondo 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Rajon Rondo 10

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Rajon Rondo 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Rajon Rondo 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Rajon Rondo 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Rajon Rondo 4

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 Rajon Rondo 3

Steals Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Rajon Rondo 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Rajon Rondo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Rajon Rondo 4.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Rajon Rondo 7.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Rajon Rondo 1.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Rajon Rondo 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Rajon Rondo 9,337

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Rajon Rondo 4,349

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Rajon Rondo 7,584

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Rajon Rondo 1,518

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Rajon Rondo 125

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Rajon Rondo 957

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Rajon Rondo .456

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Rajon Rondo .324

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Rajon Rondo .611

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Rajon Rondo 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Rajon Rondo 5.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Rajon Rondo 8.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Rajon Rondo 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Rajon Rondo 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Rajon Rondo 1,669

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Rajon Rondo 744

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Rajon Rondo 1,136

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Rajon Rondo 228

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Rajon Rondo 24

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Rajon Rondo 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Rajon Rondo .440

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Rajon Rondo .330

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Rajon Rondo .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017)

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.