Happy Hairston vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.