Malik Beasley vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Malik Beasley 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

Malik Beasley

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malik Beasley: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malik Beasley 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Malik Beasley 8 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Malik Beasley 4 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Malik Beasley 0 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 10.9 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 2.8 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 1.3 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.1 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Beasley 5,402 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Malik Beasley 1,398 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Malik Beasley 650 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Malik Beasley 314 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Malik Beasley 62 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Malik Beasley 496 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Beasley .425 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Malik Beasley .385 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Beasley .800 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 19.6 (2021) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 4.4 (2021) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 2.4 (2021) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.8 (2021) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.2 (2021) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 6.9 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 2.5 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.3 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.1 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Beasley 248 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Malik Beasley 89 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Malik Beasley 23 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Malik Beasley 9 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Malik Beasley 2 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Malik Beasley 36 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Beasley .411 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Malik Beasley .372 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Beasley .767 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 10.2 (2024) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 3.4 (2019) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 1.0 (2019) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 (2024) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.2 (2022) 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.