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Happy Hairston

Harold Hairston (Happy)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: May 31, 1942 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Died: May 1, 2001
High School: Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, New York
College: New York University
Draft: Cincinnati Royals, 4th round (8th pick, 33rd overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 17, 1964

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:51AM
All-Time Rank: #298. HAPPY HAIRSTON… #298. Nate McMillan… #300. Mickey Johnson… #300. John Lucas… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 22 CIN NBA 61 736 131 351 .373 110 165 .667 293 27 95 372
1965-66 23 CIN NBA 72 1794 398 814 .489 220 321 .685 546 44 216 1016
1966-67 24 CIN NBA 79 2442 461 962 .479 252 382 .660 631 62 273 1174
1967-68 25 TOT NBA 74 2517 481 987 .487 365 522 .699 617 95 199 1327
1967-68 25 CIN NBA 48 1625 317 630 .503 203 296 .686 355 58 127 837
1967-68 25 DET NBA 26 892 164 357 .459 162 226 .717 262 37 72 490
1968-69 26 DET NBA 81 2889 530 1131 .469 404 553 .731 959 109 255 1464
1969-70 27 TOT NBA 70 2427 483 973 .496 326 413 .789 775 121 230 1292
1969-70 27 DET NBA 15 282 57 103 .553 45 63 .714 88 11 36 159
1969-70 27 LAL NBA 55 2145 426 870 .490 281 350 .803 687 110 194 1133
1970-71 28 LAL NBA 80 2921 574 1233 .466 337 431 .782 797 168 256 1485
1971-72 29 LAL NBA 80 2748 368 798 .461 311 399 .779 1045 193 251 1047
1972-73 30 LAL NBA 28 939 158 328 .482 140 178 .787 370 68 77 456
1973-74 31 LAL NBA 77 2634 385 759 .507 343 445 .771 335 705 1040 208 64 17 264 1113
1974-75 32 LAL NBA 74 2283 271 536 .506 217 271 .801 304 642 946 173 52 11 218 759
Career NBA 776 24330 4240 8872 .478 3025 4080 .741 639 1347 8019 1268 116 28 2334 11505

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 22 CIN NBA 61 12.1 2.1 5.8 .373 1.8 2.7 .667 4.8 0.4 1.6 6.1
1965-66 23 CIN NBA 72 24.9 5.5 11.3 .489 3.1 4.5 .685 7.6 0.6 3.0 14.1
1966-67 24 CIN NBA 79 30.9 5.8 12.2 .479 3.2 4.8 .660 8.0 0.8 3.5 14.9
1967-68 25 TOT NBA 74 34.0 6.5 13.3 .487 4.9 7.1 .699 8.3 1.3 2.7 17.9
1967-68 25 CIN NBA 48 33.9 6.6 13.1 .503 4.2 6.2 .686 7.4 1.2 2.6 17.4
1967-68 25 DET NBA 26 34.3 6.3 13.7 .459 6.2 8.7 .717 10.1 1.4 2.8 18.8
1968-69 26 DET NBA 81 35.7 6.5 14.0 .469 5.0 6.8 .731 11.8 1.3 3.1 18.1
1969-70 27 TOT NBA 70 34.7 6.9 13.9 .496 4.7 5.9 .789 11.1 1.7 3.3 18.5
1969-70 27 DET NBA 15 18.8 3.8 6.9 .553 3.0 4.2 .714 5.9 0.7 2.4 10.6
1969-70 27 LAL NBA 55 39.0 7.7 15.8 .490 5.1 6.4 .803 12.5 2.0 3.5 20.6
1970-71 28 LAL NBA 80 36.5 7.2 15.4 .466 4.2 5.4 .782 10.0 2.1 3.2 18.6
1971-72 29 LAL NBA 80 34.4 4.6 10.0 .461 3.9 5.0 .779 13.1 2.4 3.1 13.1
1972-73 30 LAL NBA 28 33.5 5.6 11.7 .482 5.0 6.4 .787 13.2 2.4 2.8 16.3
1973-74 31 LAL NBA 77 34.2 5.0 9.9 .507 4.5 5.8 .771 4.4 9.2 13.5 2.7 0.8 0.2 3.4 14.5
1974-75 32 LAL NBA 74 30.9 3.7 7.2 .506 2.9 3.7 .801 4.1 8.7 12.8 2.3 0.7 0.1 2.9 10.3
Career NBA 776 31.4 5.5 11.4 .478 3.9 5.3 .741 4.2 8.9 10.3 1.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 14.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 22 CIN NBA 61 736 6.4 17.2 .373 5.4 8.1 .667 14.3 1.3 4.6 18.2
1965-66 23 CIN NBA 72 1794 8.0 16.3 .489 4.4 6.4 .685 11.0 0.9 4.3 20.4
1966-67 24 CIN NBA 79 2442 6.8 14.2 .479 3.7 5.6 .660 9.3 0.9 4.0 17.3
1967-68 25 TOT NBA 74 2517 6.9 14.1 .487 5.2 7.5 .699 8.8 1.4 2.8 19.0
1967-68 25 CIN NBA 48 1625 7.0 14.0 .503 4.5 6.6 .686 7.9 1.3 2.8 18.5
1967-68 25 DET NBA 26 892 6.6 14.4 .459 6.5 9.1 .717 10.6 1.5 2.9 19.8
1968-69 26 DET NBA 81 2889 6.6 14.1 .469 5.0 6.9 .731 12.0 1.4 3.2 18.2
1969-70 27 TOT NBA 70 2427 7.2 14.4 .496 4.8 6.1 .789 11.5 1.8 3.4 19.2
1969-70 27 DET NBA 15 282 7.3 13.1 .553 5.7 8.0 .714 11.2 1.4 4.6 20.3
1969-70 27 LAL NBA 55 2145 7.1 14.6 .490 4.7 5.9 .803 11.5 1.8 3.3 19.0
1970-71 28 LAL NBA 80 2921 7.1 15.2 .466 4.2 5.3 .782 9.8 2.1 3.2 18.3
1971-72 29 LAL NBA 80 2748 4.8 10.5 .461 4.1 5.2 .779 13.7 2.5 3.3 13.7
1972-73 30 LAL NBA 28 939 6.1 12.6 .482 5.4 6.8 .787 14.2 2.6 3.0 17.5
1973-74 31 LAL NBA 77 2634 5.3 10.4 .507 4.7 6.1 .771 4.6 9.6 14.2 2.8 0.9 0.2 3.6 15.2
1974-75 32 LAL NBA 74 2283 4.3 8.5 .506 3.4 4.3 .801 4.8 10.1 14.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 3.4 12.0
Career NBA 776 24330 6.3 13.1 .478 4.5 6.0 .741 4.7 9.9 11.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 3.5 17.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 22 CIN NBA 61 736 15.0 .439 .373 5.1 -0.1 0.5 0.4 .027
1965-66 23 CIN NBA 72 1794 16.8 .532 .489 3.4 4.1 1.3 5.3 .142
1966-67 24 CIN NBA 79 2442 13.8 .519 .479 3.4 3.7 1.4 5.1 .101
1967-68 25 TOT NBA 74 2517 16.0 .545 .487 5.1 5.5 1.0 6.5 .124
1967-68 25 CIN NBA 48 1625 15.2 .550 .503 4.9 3.6 0.3 4.0 .117
1967-68 25 DET NBA 26 892 17.3 .537 .459 5.4 1.8 0.7 2.5 .137
1968-69 26 DET NBA 81 2889 17.2 .533 .469 5.2 5.8 1.2 7.0 .116
1969-70 27 TOT NBA 70 2427 18.4 .559 .496 6.9 5.6 3.2 8.8 .174
1969-70 27 DET NBA 15 282 19.5 .608 .553 5.6 1.0 0.2 1.1 .191
1969-70 27 LAL NBA 55 2145 18.3 .553 .490 7.1 4.6 3.1 7.7 .172
1970-71 28 LAL NBA 80 2921 16.2 .522 .466 12.2 7.7 4.7 2.6 7.2 .119
1971-72 29 LAL NBA 80 2748 15.7 .538 .461 16.8 8.2 3.9 5.3 9.2 .161
1972-73 30 LAL NBA 28 939 20.0 .561 .482 18.0 9.3 2.4 1.8 4.2 .214
1973-74 31 LAL NBA 77 2634 17.2 .583 .507 12.1 23.5 18.0 10.5 1.0 0.3 95 5.6 3.7 9.3 .170
1974-75 32 LAL NBA 74 2283 16.2 .579 .506 12.8 26.7 19.8 10.2 1.0 0.2 97 4.4 2.6 7.0 .146
Career NBA 776 24330 16.5 .539 .478 12.4 25.0 16.6 6.9 1.0 0.3 96 45.5 24.5 70.0 .138

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1964-65 22 CIN NBA 3 39 5 18 2 3 20 3 2 12 .278 .667 13.0 4.0 6.7 1.0
1965-66 23 CIN NBA 5 150 25 62 27 38 37 0 20 77 .403 .711 30.0 15.4 7.4 0.0
1966-67 24 CIN NBA 4 140 28 54 8 15 27 6 15 64 .519 .533 35.0 16.0 6.8 1.5
1967-68 25 DET NBA 6 149 29 71 12 20 37 7 22 70 .408 .600 24.8 11.7 6.2 1.2
1969-70 27 LAL NBA 16 296 47 108 24 35 76 20 31 118 .435 .686 18.5 7.4 4.8 1.3
1970-71 28 LAL NBA 12 471 83 164 38 50 109 34 41 204 .506 .760 39.3 17.0 9.1 2.8
1971-72 29 LAL NBA 15 577 74 168 54 68 197 31 44 202 .440 .794 38.5 13.5 13.1 2.1
1972-73 30 LAL NBA 3 26 1 9 6 8 4 1 2 8 .111 .750 8.7 2.7 1.3 0.3
1973-74 31 LAL NBA 5 172 15 36 16 18 15 52 19 5 1 8 46 .417 .889 34.4 9.2 10.4 3.8
Career NBA 69 2020 307 690 187 255 15 559 121 5 1 185 801 .445 .733 29.3 11.6 8.1 1.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 22 CIN NBA 3 39 11.4 .311 .278 10.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.176
1965-66 23 CIN NBA 5 150 13.5 .489 .403 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 .055
1966-67 24 CIN NBA 4 140 13.5 .528 .519 5.8 0.3 -0.1 0.2 .074
1967-68 25 DET NBA 6 149 12.3 .439 .408 6.6 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .046
1969-70 27 LAL NBA 16 296 12.3 .478 .435 8.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 .058
1970-71 28 LAL NBA 12 471 16.7 .548 .506 11.3 11.0 1.1 0.2 1.3 .134
1971-72 29 LAL NBA 15 577 15.2 .510 .440 15.4 7.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 .148
1972-73 30 LAL NBA 3 26 4.5 .319 .111 7.0 4.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.142
1973-74 31 LAL NBA 5 172 14.9 .524 .417 7.5 22.6 14.3 16.3 1.3 0.3 101 0.2 0.1 0.3 .084
Career NBA 69 2020 14.4 .499 .445 7.5 22.6 13.5 8.6 1.3 0.3 101 2.1 1.9 4.1 .097

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Happy Hairston 9.3 9.2 8.8 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.1 4.2 0.4
Clifford Robinson 95.9 9.6 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.3 4.6 4.2 0.3
Jamaal Wilkes 92.8 10.0 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.0 5.1 3.3 0.9
Dan Roundfield 92.5 9.1 8.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.5 5.1 3.9 2.7 1.3
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 92.0 9.7 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.6 2.9 2.8
Shane Battier 92.0 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.3
John Drew 91.8 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0 0.7
Antawn Jamison 91.4 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.4 2.3 1.4
Jack Twyman 91.4 9.6 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.3 7.3 5.9 4.3 3.9 1.8
Larry Johnson 90.7 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 3.9
Mark Aguirre 90.6 9.0 8.9 8.8 7.2 6.9 5.7 5.5 4.7 4.5 2.2 1.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Happy Hairston 9.3 9.2 8.8 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.1 4.2 0.4
Jamaal Wilkes 92.8 10.0 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.0 5.1 3.3 0.9 0.0
Dan Roundfield 92.0 9.1 8.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.5 5.1 3.9 2.7 1.3 0.6
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 92.0 9.7 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.6 2.9 2.8 0.0
Shane Battier 92.0 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.3
John Drew 91.8 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0 0.7
Jack Twyman 91.4 9.6 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.3 7.3 5.9 4.3 3.9 1.8
Larry Johnson 90.7 10.1 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.9 5.1 4.9 4.1 3.9
Lamar Odom 90.3 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
Andrei Kirilenko 89.4 11.6 9.2 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4
Bernard King 88.7 12.1 9.1 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.5 4.9 3.5 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1972 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Field Goal Pct
1965-66 NBA .489 (5)
1966-67 NBA .479 (9)
1973-74 NBA .507 (8)
Free Throw Attempts
1973-74 NBA 445 (9)
Offensive Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 335 (2)
1974-75 NBA 304 (6)
Defensive Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 705 (7)
Total Rebounds
1973-74 NBA 1040 (7)
1974-75 NBA 946 (7)
Career NBA 8019 (60)
Career 8019 (70)
Rebounds Per Game
1973-74 NBA 13.5 (5)
1974-75 NBA 12.8 (6)
Career NBA 10.3 (34)
Career 10.3 (43)
True Shooting Pct
1973-74 NBA .583 (3)
1974-75 NBA .579 (3)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1965-66 NBA .489 (5)
1966-67 NBA .479 (9)
1973-74 NBA .507 (8)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1973-74 NBA 12.1 (3)
1974-75 NBA 12.8 (4)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1974-75 NBA 26.7 (3)
Total Rebound Pct
1973-74 NBA 18.0 (6)
1974-75 NBA 19.8 (1)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1969-70 NBA .174 (8)
1973-74 NBA .170 (7)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.043 (212)
NBA Elo Player Rating
298th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:51AM
 

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 4th round (35th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

February 1, 1968: Traded by the Cincinnati Royals with Jim Fox to the Detroit Pistons for John Tresvant and Tom Van Arsdale.

November 27, 1969: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Los Angeles Lakers for Bill Hewitt and a 1970 3rd round draft pick (Jim Hayes).

October 21, 1975: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

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