Happy Hairston vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway Jr. 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.

Tim Hardaway Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Tim Hardaway Jr. 5

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 457

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 101

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Tim Hardaway Jr. 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Tim Hardaway Jr. .418

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Tim Hardaway Jr. .360

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Tim Hardaway Jr. .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Tim Hardaway Jr. 329

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Tim Hardaway Jr. 73

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Tim Hardaway Jr. 36

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 9

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Tim Hardaway Jr. 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Tim Hardaway Jr. .381

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Tim Hardaway Jr. .329

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Tim Hardaway Jr. .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016)

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.