Happy Hairston vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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.