Happy Hairston vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.