Sam Cassell vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Happy Hairston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.