Manu Ginobili vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) 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, this player has no data for the stat.