Elgin Baylor vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Happy Hairston 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - 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.