Happy Hairston vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo 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.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) *

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. 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.