Happy Hairston vs. Anfernee Simons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anfernee Simons and Happy Hairston 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

Happy Hairston

vs.

Anfernee Simons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Anfernee Simons 6

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Anfernee Simons 3

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Anfernee Simons 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Anfernee Simons 2.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Anfernee Simons 2.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Anfernee Simons 0.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Anfernee Simons 4,489

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Anfernee Simons 784

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Anfernee Simons 928

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Anfernee Simons 140

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Anfernee Simons 43

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Anfernee Simons 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Anfernee Simons .432

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Anfernee Simons .386

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Anfernee Simons .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Anfernee Simons 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Anfernee Simons 1.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Anfernee Simons 1.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Anfernee Simons 0.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Anfernee Simons 70

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Anfernee Simons 27

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Anfernee Simons 15

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Anfernee Simons 9

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Anfernee Simons 1

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Anfernee Simons 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Anfernee Simons .379

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Anfernee Simons .500

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Anfernee Simons .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021)

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.