Happy Hairston vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell 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.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bill Russell - n/a **

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.