Paolo Banchero vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 24.8 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.2 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.4 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 124 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 36 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 22 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 4 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 3 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 5 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .485 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .379 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .714 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 24.8 (2024) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.2 (2024) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.4 (2024) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2024) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) 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.