Happy Hairston vs. Tim Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway 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.

Tim Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Tim Hardaway 13

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Tim Hardaway 9

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Tim Hardaway 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Tim Hardaway 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Tim Hardaway 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Tim Hardaway 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Tim Hardaway 3.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Tim Hardaway 8.2

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Tim Hardaway 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Tim Hardaway 15,373

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Tim Hardaway 2,855

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Tim Hardaway 7,095

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Tim Hardaway 1,428

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Tim Hardaway 129

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Tim Hardaway 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Tim Hardaway .431

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .355

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Tim Hardaway .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Tim Hardaway 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Tim Hardaway 3.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Tim Hardaway 6.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Tim Hardaway 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Tim Hardaway 943

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Tim Hardaway 172

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Tim Hardaway 382

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Tim Hardaway 88

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Tim Hardaway 9

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Tim Hardaway 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Tim Hardaway .393

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .320

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Tim Hardaway .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991)

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.