Happy Hairston vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaren Jackson Jr. 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Defensive Player of The Year Happy Hairston 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Blocks Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

* 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 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jaren Jackson Jr. 454

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 322

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 664

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jaren Jackson Jr. 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jaren Jackson Jr. .460

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jaren Jackson Jr. .345

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jaren Jackson Jr. .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jaren Jackson Jr. 361

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jaren Jackson Jr. 156

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jaren Jackson Jr. 25

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 20

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 48

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jaren Jackson Jr. 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jaren Jackson Jr. .399

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jaren Jackson Jr. .336

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jaren Jackson Jr. .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022)

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.