Happy Hairston vs. Lamar Odom Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Odom 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.

Lamar Odom

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Lamar Odom: 1999-00 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Lamar Odom 2

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Lamar Odom 14

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Lamar Odom 8

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Lamar Odom 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Lamar Odom 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Lamar Odom 8.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Lamar Odom 3.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Lamar Odom 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Lamar Odom 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Lamar Odom 12,781

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Lamar Odom 8,059

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Lamar Odom 3,554

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Lamar Odom 848

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Lamar Odom 892

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Lamar Odom 961

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Lamar Odom .463

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Lamar Odom .312

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Lamar Odom .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Lamar Odom 17.2 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Lamar Odom 10.6 (2008)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Lamar Odom 5.9 (2002)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Lamar Odom 1.2 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Lamar Odom 1.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Lamar Odom 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Lamar Odom 8.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Lamar Odom 2.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Lamar Odom 0.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Lamar Odom 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Lamar Odom 1,407

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Lamar Odom 955

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Lamar Odom 264

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Lamar Odom 72

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Lamar Odom 112

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Lamar Odom 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Lamar Odom .479

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Lamar Odom .303

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Lamar Odom .643

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Lamar Odom 19.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Lamar Odom 13.0 (2007)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Lamar Odom 4.9 (2006)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Lamar Odom 1.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Lamar Odom 1.3 (2009)

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.