Happy Hairston vs. Scottie Pippen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Scottie Pippen 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.

Scottie Pippen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Scottie Pippen 6

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Scottie Pippen 17

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Scottie Pippen 16

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Scottie Pippen 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Scottie Pippen 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Scottie Pippen 7

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Scottie Pippen 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Scottie Pippen 10

Steals Leader Happy Hairston 0 * Scottie Pippen 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Scottie Pippen 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Scottie Pippen 6.4

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Scottie Pippen 5.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Scottie Pippen 2.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Scottie Pippen 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Scottie Pippen 18,940

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Scottie Pippen 7,494

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Scottie Pippen 6,135

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Scottie Pippen 2,307

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Scottie Pippen 947

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Scottie Pippen 1,178

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Scottie Pippen .473

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .326

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Scottie Pippen .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Scottie Pippen 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Scottie Pippen 7.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Scottie Pippen 5.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Scottie Pippen 1.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Scottie Pippen 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Scottie Pippen 3,642

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Scottie Pippen 1,583

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Scottie Pippen 1,048

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Scottie Pippen 395

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Scottie Pippen 185

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Scottie Pippen 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Scottie Pippen .444

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .303

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Scottie Pippen .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990)

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.