Happy Hairston vs. Tracy McGrady Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tracy McGrady 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.

Tracy McGrady

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Tracy McGrady: 1997-98 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Tracy McGrady 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Tracy McGrady 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Tracy McGrady 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Tracy McGrady 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Tracy McGrady 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Tracy McGrady 7

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Tracy McGrady 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Tracy McGrady 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Tracy McGrady 5.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Tracy McGrady 4.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Tracy McGrady 1.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Tracy McGrady 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Tracy McGrady 18,381

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Tracy McGrady 5,276

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Tracy McGrady 4,161

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Tracy McGrady 1,136

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Tracy McGrady 807

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Tracy McGrady 938

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Tracy McGrady .435

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Tracy McGrady .338

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Tracy McGrady .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Tracy McGrady 32.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Tracy McGrady 7.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Tracy McGrady 6.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Tracy McGrady 1.7 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Tracy McGrady 1.9 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Tracy McGrady 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Tracy McGrady 5.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Tracy McGrady 5.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Tracy McGrady 1.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Tracy McGrady 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Tracy McGrady 1,109

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Tracy McGrady 286

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Tracy McGrady 249

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Tracy McGrady 53

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Tracy McGrady 47

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Tracy McGrady 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Tracy McGrady .426

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Tracy McGrady .290

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Tracy McGrady .757

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Tracy McGrady 33.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Tracy McGrady 8.2 (2008)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Tracy McGrady 8.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Tracy McGrady 2.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Tracy McGrady 1.8 (2002)

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.