Dave Bing vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Dave Bing 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

Dave Bing

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Happy Hairston 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Happy Hairston 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (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, this player has no data for the stat.