Happy Hairston vs. Paul Millsap Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Millsap 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.

Paul Millsap

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Paul Millsap: 2006-07 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Paul Millsap 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Paul Millsap 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Paul Millsap 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Paul Millsap 4

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Paul Millsap 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Paul Millsap 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Paul Millsap 7.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Paul Millsap 2.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Paul Millsap 1.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Paul Millsap 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Paul Millsap 14,536

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Paul Millsap 7,673

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Paul Millsap 2,378

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Paul Millsap 1,327

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Paul Millsap 1,045

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Paul Millsap 1,085

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Paul Millsap .489

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Paul Millsap .341

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Paul Millsap .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Paul Millsap 18.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Paul Millsap 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Paul Millsap 3.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Paul Millsap 1.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Paul Millsap 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Paul Millsap 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Paul Millsap 6.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Paul Millsap 1.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Paul Millsap 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Paul Millsap 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Paul Millsap 1,571

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Paul Millsap 878

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Paul Millsap 222

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Paul Millsap 119

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Paul Millsap 138

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Paul Millsap 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Paul Millsap .457

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Paul Millsap .286

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Paul Millsap .726

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Paul Millsap 24.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Paul Millsap 11.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Paul Millsap 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Paul Millsap 1.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Paul Millsap 2.5 (2012)

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.