DeMarcus Cousins vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.