Happy Hairston vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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, 2 more than Terry Rozier, who played 9. Happy Hairston had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Terry Rozier had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Terry Rozier	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1964-65	2015-16
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics 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	61	12.1	6.1	-	-	4.8	0.4	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	5.8	.373	-	-	-	1.8	2.7	.667
Terry Rozier	39	8.0	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.7	2.7	.274	0.2	0.7	.222	0.2	0.3	.800

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
Terry Rozier	5	19.8	4.8	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.8	4.6	.391	0.8	2.2	.364	0.4	0.4	1.000


Season 2
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1965-66	2016-17
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 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	72	24.9	14.1	-	-	7.6	0.6	-	-	-	3.0	5.5	11.3	.489	-	-	-	3.1	4.5	.685
Terry Rozier	74	17.1	5.5	0.5	2.5	3.1	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.0	5.6	.367	0.8	2.4	.318	0.7	0.9	.773

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
Terry Rozier	17	16.3	5.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.9	4.8	.402	0.8	2.2	.368	0.9	1.2	.800


Season 3
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1966-67	2017-18
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 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	79	30.9	14.9	-	-	8.0	0.8	-	-	-	3.5	5.8	12.2	.479	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.660
Terry Rozier	80	25.9	11.3	0.8	3.9	4.7	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.0	1.5	4.0	10.0	.395	1.9	5.0	.381	1.4	1.9	.772

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
Terry Rozier	19	36.6	16.5	0.4	4.8	5.3	5.7	1.3	0.3	1.2	2.0	5.7	14.0	.406	2.7	7.7	.347	2.4	2.9	.821


Season 4
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1967-68	2018-19
Team	Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	Celtics 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	74	34.0	17.9	-	-	8.3	1.3	-	-	-	2.7	6.5	13.3	.487	-	-	-	4.9	7.1	.699
Terry Rozier	79	22.7	9.0	0.4	3.5	3.9	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.9	1.3	3.3	8.4	.387	1.5	4.3	.353	0.9	1.2	.785

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
Terry Rozier	9	18.0	6.4	0.4	3.9	4.3	1.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	1.7	2.1	6.6	.322	0.9	3.8	.235	1.3	1.8	.750


Season 5
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1968-69	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	81	35.7	18.1	-	-	11.8	1.3	-	-	-	3.1	6.5	14.0	.469	-	-	-	5.0	6.8	.731
Terry Rozier	63	34.3	18.0	0.8	3.6	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.0	6.3	14.9	.423	2.7	6.7	.407	2.6	3.0	.874

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


Season 6
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1969-70	2020-21
Team	Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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	70	34.7	18.5	-	-	11.1	1.7	-	-	-	3.3	6.9	13.9	.496	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.789
Terry Rozier	69	34.5	20.4	0.7	3.7	4.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	1.9	1.7	7.4	16.4	.450	3.2	8.3	.389	2.4	2.9	.817

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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1970-71	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	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	36.5	18.6	-	-	10.0	2.1	-	-	-	3.2	7.2	15.4	.466	-	-	-	4.2	5.4	.782
Terry Rozier	73	33.7	19.3	0.8	3.5	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	7.1	16.0	.444	3.0	8.1	.374	2.1	2.4	.852

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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1971-72	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
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
Terry Rozier	63	35.3	21.1	0.8	3.3	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	2.1	1.9	7.8	18.9	.415	2.6	8.0	.327	2.8	3.5	.809

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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1972-73	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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	28	33.5	16.3	-	-	13.2	2.4	-	-	-	2.8	5.6	11.7	.482	-	-	-	5.0	6.4	.787
Terry Rozier	61	33.4	19.8	0.6	3.5	4.0	5.6	1.0	0.3	1.7	1.7	7.2	16.4	.443	2.4	6.7	.363	2.8	3.2	.869

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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
Season	1973-74	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West 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	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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Happy Hairston	Terry Rozier
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
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Happy Hairston vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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