Josh Giddey vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Josh Giddey 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

Josh Giddey

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 12.5 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.3 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.3 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 50 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 20 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Josh Giddey 13 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Josh Giddey 1 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 2 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 4 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .474 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .500 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .833 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 12.5 (2024) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 (2024) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.3 (2024) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.3 (2024) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024) 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.