Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Happy Hairston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Happy Hairston and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Happy Hairston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Happy Hairston 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Happy Hairston 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Happy Hairston 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Happy Hairston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Happy Hairston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Happy Hairston 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Happy Hairston 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Happy Hairston 14.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Happy Hairston 10.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Happy Hairston 1.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Happy Hairston 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Happy Hairston 11,505

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Happy Hairston 8,019

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Happy Hairston 1,268

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Happy Hairston 116 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Happy Hairston 28 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Happy Hairston 776

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Happy Hairston .478

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Happy Hairston .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Happy Hairston 11.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Happy Hairston 8.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Happy Hairston 1.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Happy Hairston 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Happy Hairston 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Happy Hairston 801

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Happy Hairston 559

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Happy Hairston 121

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Happy Hairston 5 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Happy Hairston 1 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Happy Hairston 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Happy Hairston .445

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Happy Hairston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Happy Hairston .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.