Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Happy Hairston 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Happy Hairston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Happy Hairston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Happy Hairston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Happy Hairston 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Happy Hairston 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Happy Hairston 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Happy Hairston 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Happy Hairston 0

* 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

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. 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.