Happy Hairston vs. Ron Harper Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Harper 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.

Ron Harper

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Ron Harper 5

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Ron Harper 15

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Ron Harper 10

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Ron Harper 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Ron Harper 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Ron Harper 4.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Ron Harper 3.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Ron Harper 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Ron Harper 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Ron Harper 13,910

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Ron Harper 4,309

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Ron Harper 3,916

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Ron Harper 1,716

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Ron Harper 729

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Ron Harper 1,009

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Ron Harper .446

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Ron Harper .289

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Ron Harper .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Ron Harper 22.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Ron Harper 6.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Ron Harper 5.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Ron Harper 2.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Ron Harper 1.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Ron Harper 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Ron Harper 3.7

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Ron Harper 2.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Ron Harper 1.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Ron Harper 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Ron Harper 1,013

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Ron Harper 417

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Ron Harper 305

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Ron Harper 141

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Ron Harper 76

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Ron Harper 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Ron Harper .450

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Ron Harper .292

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Ron Harper .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Ron Harper 19.6 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Ron Harper 6.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Ron Harper 4.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Ron Harper 3.0 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Ron Harper 2.0 (1993)

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.