Happy Hairston vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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 Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Bob Pettit - 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.