Happy Hairston vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond 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.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.