Rick Barry vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Happy Hairston:
1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Happy Hairston1
Rick Barry10
Happy Hairston11
Rick Barry7
Happy Hairston9
Rick Barry8
Happy Hairston0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Happy Hairston0
*
Rick Barry5
Happy Hairston0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Happy Hairston0
Rick Barry1
Happy Hairston0
Rick Barry1 *
Happy Hairston0
*
Rick Barry1
Happy Hairston0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 23.2
Happy Hairston 14.8

Rick Barry 6.5
Happy Hairston 10.3

Rick Barry 5.1
Happy Hairston 1.6

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Happy Hairston 0.8

*
Rick Barry 0.5
*
Happy Hairston 0.2

*

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Happy Hairston 11,505

Rick Barry 5,168
Happy Hairston 8,019

Rick Barry 4,017
Happy Hairston 1,268

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Happy Hairston 116

*
Rick Barry 269
*
Happy Hairston 28

*
Rick Barry 794
Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Happy Hairston -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Happy Hairston 18.6
(1971)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Happy Hairston 13.5
(1974)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Happy Hairston 2.7
(1974)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Happy Hairston 0.8
(1974)

*
Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Happy Hairston 0.2
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Happy Hairston 11.6

Rick Barry 5.6
Happy Hairston 8.1

Rick Barry 4.6
Happy Hairston 1.8

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Happy Hairston 1.0

*
Rick Barry 0.8
*
Happy Hairston 0.2

*

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Happy Hairston 801

Rick Barry 418
Happy Hairston 559

Rick Barry 340
Happy Hairston 121

Rick Barry 106
*
Happy Hairston 5

*
Rick Barry 39
*
Happy Hairston 1

*
Rick Barry 74
Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Happy Hairston -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Happy Hairston 17.0
(1971)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Happy Hairston 13.1
(1972)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Happy Hairston 3.8
(1974)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Happy Hairston 1.0
(1974)

*
Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
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. 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.