Horace Grant vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Happy Hairston

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (1994) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

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.