Happy Hairston vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Happy Hairston 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.