Happy Hairston vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (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.