Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Happy Hairston 9

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Happy Hairston 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Happy Hairston 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Happy Hairston 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Happy Hairston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Happy Hairston 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Happy Hairston 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Happy Hairston 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Happy Hairston 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Happy Hairston 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,973 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,686 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,385 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 974 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,079 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 873 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.9 (2026) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.