Wilt Chamberlain vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Happy Hairston 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Happy Hairston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Happy Hairston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Happy Hairston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Happy Hairston 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Happy Hairston 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Happy Hairston 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Happy Hairston 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Happy Hairston 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.