Happy Hairston vs. Joe Harris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Harris and Happy Hairston, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Happy Hairston played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Joe Harris, who played 10. Happy Hairston had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Joe Harris had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Happy Hairston	11	9	1964-65 to 1974-75
Joe Harris	10	5	2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1964-65	2014-15
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Semis	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	61	12.1	6.1	-	-	4.8	0.4	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	5.8	.373	-	-	-	1.8	2.7	.667
Joe Harris	51	9.7	2.7	0.1	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.2	0.9	2.4	.400	0.6	1.6	.369	0.2	0.3	.600

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	3	13.0	4.0	-	-	6.7	1.0	-	-	-	0.7	1.7	6.0	.278	-	-	-	0.7	1.0	.667
Joe Harris	6	2.7	1.3	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.0	.333	0.2	0.5	.333	0.5	0.7	.750


Season 2
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1965-66	2015-16
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	72	24.9	14.1	-	-	7.6	0.6	-	-	-	3.0	5.5	11.3	.489	-	-	-	3.1	4.5	.685
Joe Harris	5	3.0	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.8	.250	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	5	30.0	15.4	-	-	7.4	0.0	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	12.4	.403	-	-	-	5.4	7.6	.711
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1966-67	2016-17
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	79	30.9	14.9	-	-	8.0	0.8	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	12.2	.479	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.660
Joe Harris	52	21.9	8.2	0.3	2.5	2.8	1.0	0.6	0.2	1.1	2.3	3.0	7.0	.425	1.6	4.3	.385	0.7	0.9	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	4	35.0	16.0	-	-	6.8	1.5	-	-	-	3.8	7.0	13.5	.519	-	-	-	2.0	3.8	.533
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1967-68	2017-18
Team	Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	74	34.0	17.9	-	-	8.3	1.3	-	-	-	2.7	6.5	13.3	.487	-	-	-	4.9	7.1	.699
Joe Harris	78	25.3	10.8	0.7	2.7	3.3	1.6	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.0	3.9	8.0	.491	1.9	4.6	.419	1.1	1.3	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	6	24.8	11.7	-	-	6.2	1.2	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	11.8	.408	-	-	-	2.0	3.3	.600
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1968-69	2018-19
Team	Detroit Pistons	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	81	35.7	18.1	-	-	11.8	1.3	-	-	-	3.1	6.5	14.0	.469	-	-	-	5.0	6.8	.731
Joe Harris	76	30.2	13.7	0.7	3.1	3.8	2.4	0.5	0.2	1.6	2.4	4.9	9.8	.500	2.4	5.1	.474	1.4	1.8	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Harris	5	29.8	8.8	1.2	3.0	4.2	0.6	0.6	0.0	1.8	2.4	3.2	8.6	.372	0.8	4.2	.190	1.6	1.6	1.000


Season 6
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1969-70	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	70	34.7	18.5	-	-	11.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.3	6.9	13.9	.496	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.789
Joe Harris	69	30.8	14.5	0.9	3.4	4.3	2.1	0.6	0.2	1.5	2.3	5.5	11.4	.486	2.5	5.9	.424	0.9	1.3	.719

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	16	18.5	7.4	-	-	4.8	1.3	-	-	-	1.9	2.9	6.8	.435	-	-	-	1.5	2.2	.686
Joe Harris	2	36.0	16.5	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	4.5	6.0	11.5	.522	3.5	6.0	.583	1.0	2.0	.500


Season 7
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1970-71	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	80	36.5	18.6	-	-	10.0	2.1	-	-	-	3.2	7.2	15.4	.466	-	-	-	4.2	5.4	.782
Joe Harris	69	31.0	14.1	0.6	3.0	3.6	1.9	0.7	0.2	0.9	2.0	5.2	10.2	.505	3.1	6.4	.475	0.7	0.9	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	12	39.3	17.0	-	-	9.1	2.8	-	-	-	3.4	6.9	13.7	.506	-	-	-	3.2	4.2	.760
Joe Harris	12	36.2	11.2	0.4	3.2	3.6	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.8	2.8	4.1	10.3	.398	2.8	6.8	.402	0.3	0.3	.750


Season 8
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1971-72	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	80	34.4	13.1	-	-	13.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.1	4.6	10.0	.461	-	-	-	3.9	5.0	.779
Joe Harris	14	30.2	11.3	0.4	3.6	4.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.1	2.2	4.0	8.9	.452	2.9	6.3	.466	0.4	0.4	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	15	38.5	13.5	-	-	13.1	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	4.9	11.2	.440	-	-	-	3.6	4.5	.794
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1972-73	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	28	33.5	16.3	-	-	13.2	2.4	-	-	-	2.8	5.6	11.7	.482	-	-	-	5.0	6.4	.787
Joe Harris	74	20.6	7.6	0.3	1.9	2.2	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.6	1.9	2.7	5.9	.457	1.9	4.5	.426	0.2	0.4	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	3	8.7	2.7	-	-	1.3	0.3	-	-	-	0.7	0.3	3.0	.111	-	-	-	2.0	2.7	.750
Joe Harris	4	11.0	1.8	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.3	0.5	3.3	.154	0.3	3.0	.083	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 10
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1973-74	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	77	34.2	14.5	4.4	9.2	13.5	2.7	0.8	0.2	-	3.4	5.0	9.9	.507	-	-	-	4.5	5.8	.771
Joe Harris	16	10.6	2.4	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.2	0.9	2.4	.359	0.6	1.9	.333	0.1	0.1	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	5	34.4	9.2	3.0	7.4	10.4	3.8	1.0	0.2	-	1.6	3.0	7.2	.417	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	.889
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Happy Hairston	Joe Harris
Season	1974-75	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	74	30.9	10.3	4.1	8.7	12.8	2.3	0.7	0.1	-	2.9	3.7	7.2	.506	-	-	-	2.9	3.7	.801
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Happy Hairston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Harris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Happy Hairston vs. Joe Harris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Harris and Happy Hairston, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11