Happy Hairston vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Wallace 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.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Happy Hairston 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.