Paul Arizin vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Happy Hairston 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.