Rudy Gay vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.