Happy Hairston vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Williams 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.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Lou Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Lou Williams 192

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Lou Williams 7

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)

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.