Happy Hairston vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Happy Hairston 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.