Happy Hairston vs. Deron Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deron Williams 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.

Deron Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Deron Williams: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Deron Williams 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Deron Williams 12

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Deron Williams 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Deron Williams 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Deron Williams 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Deron Williams 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Deron Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Deron Williams 8.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Deron Williams 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Deron Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Deron Williams 13,804

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Deron Williams 2,619

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Deron Williams 6,819

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Deron Williams 867

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Deron Williams 206

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Deron Williams 845

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Deron Williams .445

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Deron Williams .357

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Deron Williams .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Deron Williams 21.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Deron Williams 4.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Deron Williams 10.7 (2009)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Deron Williams 1.5 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Deron Williams 0.4 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Deron Williams 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Deron Williams 3.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Deron Williams 7.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Deron Williams 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Deron Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Deron Williams 1,412

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Deron Williams 284

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Deron Williams 630

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Deron Williams 91

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Deron Williams 21

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Deron Williams 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Deron Williams .438

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Deron Williams .393

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Deron Williams .803

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Deron Williams 24.3 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Deron Williams 6.2 (2015)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Deron Williams 10.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Deron Williams 1.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Deron Williams 0.6 (2013)

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.