Happy Hairston vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.