RJ Barrett vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.