Vince Carter vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Happy Hairston 0

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) 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.