Happy Hairston vs. Jermaine O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Jermaine O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jermaine O'Neal 18

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jermaine O'Neal 14

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jermaine O'Neal 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Jermaine O'Neal 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jermaine O'Neal 7.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jermaine O'Neal 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jermaine O'Neal 13,309

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jermaine O'Neal 7,261

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jermaine O'Neal 1,369

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jermaine O'Neal 470

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jermaine O'Neal 1,820

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jermaine O'Neal 1,011

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jermaine O'Neal .467

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .147

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jermaine O'Neal .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jermaine O'Neal 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jermaine O'Neal 6.5

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jermaine O'Neal 1.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jermaine O'Neal 1,124

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jermaine O'Neal 631

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jermaine O'Neal 99

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jermaine O'Neal 35

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jermaine O'Neal 167

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jermaine O'Neal 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jermaine O'Neal .426

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .000

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jermaine O'Neal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003)

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.