Billy Cunningham vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * 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.