Happy Hairston vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine 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.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Zach LaVine 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022)

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.