Happy Hairston F

Full Name: Harold Hairston

Current Team: N/A

Born: May 31, 1942 (Passed away May 1, 2001, aged 58)

Birthplace/Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 225 (102kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1964 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 4, Pick 8, Cincinnati Royals

Pre-Draft Team: NYU (Sr)

High School: Erasmus Hall High School [Brooklyn, New York]

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NBA Career

11 Years Of Service - NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 CIN 61 - 12.1 6.10 2.15 5.75 .373 - - - 1.80 2.70 .667 - - 4.80 0.44 - - - 1.56
1965-66 CIN 72 - 24.9 14.11 5.53 11.31 .489 - - - 3.06 4.46 .685 - - 7.58 0.61 - - - 3.00
1966-67 CIN 79 - 30.9 14.86 5.84 12.18 .479 - - - 3.19 4.84 .660 - - 7.99 0.78 - - - 3.46
1967-68 * All Teams 74 - 34.0 17.93 6.50 13.34 .487 - - - 4.93 7.05 .699 - - 8.34 1.28 - - - 2.69
1967-68 * CIN 48 - 33.9 17.44 6.60 13.12 .503 - - - 4.23 6.17 .686 - - 7.40 1.21 - - - 2.65
1967-68 * DET 26 - 34.3 18.85 6.31 13.73 .459 - - - 6.23 8.69 .717 - - 10.08 1.42 - - - 2.77
1968-69 DET 81 - 35.7 18.07 6.54 13.96 .469 - - - 4.99 6.83 .731 - - 11.84 1.35 - - - 3.15
1969-70 * All Teams 70 - 34.7 18.46 6.90 13.90 .496 - - - 4.66 5.90 .789 - - 11.07 1.73 - - - 3.29
1969-70 * LAL 55 - 39.0 20.60 7.75 15.82 .490 - - - 5.11 6.36 .803 - - 12.49 2.00 - - - 3.53
1969-70 * DET 15 - 18.8 10.60 3.80 6.87 .553 - - - 3.00 4.20 .714 - - 5.87 0.73 - - - 2.40
1970-71 LAL 80 - 36.5 18.56 7.17 15.41 .466 - - - 4.21 5.39 .782 - - 9.96 2.10 - - - 3.20
1971-72 LAL 80 - 34.4 13.09 4.60 9.97 .461 - - - 3.89 4.99 .779 - - 13.06 2.41 - - - 3.14
1972-73 LAL 28 - 33.5 16.29 5.64 11.71 .482 - - - 5.00 6.36 .787 - - 13.21 2.43 - - - 2.75
1973-74 LAL 77 - 34.2 14.45 5.00 9.86 .507 - - - 4.45 5.78 .771 4.35 9.16 13.51 2.70 0.83 0.22 - 3.43
1974-75 LAL 74 - 30.9 10.26 3.66 7.24 .506 - - - 2.93 3.66 .801 4.11 8.68 12.78 2.34 0.70 0.15 - 2.95
CAREER   776 - 31.4 14.83 5.46 11.43 .478 - - - 3.90 5.26 .741 4.23 8.92 10.33 1.63 0.77 0.19 - 3.01

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 CIN 61 - 736 372 131 351 .373 - - - 110 165 .667 - - 293 27 - - - 95
1965-66 CIN 72 - 1,794 1,016 398 814 .489 - - - 220 321 .685 - - 546 44 - - - 216
1966-67 CIN 79 - 2,442 1,174 461 962 .479 - - - 252 382 .660 - - 631 62 - - - 273
1967-68 * All Teams 74 - 2,517 1,327 481 987 .487 - - - 365 522 .699 - - 617 95 - - - 199
1967-68 * CIN 48 - 1,625 837 317 630 .503 - - - 203 296 .686 - - 355 58 - - - 127
1967-68 * DET 26 - 892 490 164 357 .459 - - - 162 226 .717 - - 262 37 - - - 72
1968-69 DET 81 - 2,889 1,464 530 1,131 .469 - - - 404 553 .731 - - 959 109 - - - 255
1969-70 * All Teams 70 - 2,427 1,292 483 973 .496 - - - 326 413 .789 - - 775 121 - - - 230
1969-70 * LAL 55 - 2,145 1,133 426 870 .490 - - - 281 350 .803 - - 687 110 - - - 194
1969-70 * DET 15 - 282 159 57 103 .553 - - - 45 63 .714 - - 88 11 - - - 36
1970-71 LAL 80 - 2,921 1,485 574 1,233 .466 - - - 337 431 .782 - - 797 168 - - - 256
1971-72 LAL 80 - 2,748 1,047 368 798 .461 - - - 311 399 .779 - - 1,045 193 - - - 251
1972-73 LAL 28 - 939 456 158 328 .482 - - - 140 178 .787 - - 370 68 - - - 77
1973-74 LAL 77 - 2,634 1,113 385 759 .507 - - - 343 445 .771 335 705 1,040 208 64 17 - 264
1974-75 LAL 74 - 2,283 759 271 536 .506 - - - 217 271 .801 304 642 946 173 52 11 - 218
CAREER   776 - 24,330 11,505 4,240 8,872 .478 - - - 3,025 4,080 .741 639 1,347 8,019 1,268 116 28 - 2,334

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1964-65 CIN 61 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 - - 0.47 37 24 .607 -0.10 0.50 0.40
1965-66 CIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 - - 0.39 43 29 .597 4.10 1.30 5.30
1966-67 CIN 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 - - 0.40 37 42 .468 3.70 1.40 5.10
1967-68 * All Teams 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.53 36 37 .493 5.50 1.00 6.50
1967-68 * CIN 48 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102 - - 0.47 24 23 .511 3.60 0.30 4.00
1967-68 * DET 26 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 - - 0.63 12 14 .462 1.80 0.70 2.50
1968-69 DET 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.49 32 49 .395 5.80 1.20 7.00
1969-70 * All Teams 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 - - 0.42 40 30 .571 5.60 3.20 8.80
1969-70 * LAL 55 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 - - 0.40 34 21 .618 4.60 3.10 7.70
1969-70 * DET 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .019 - - 0.61 6 9 .400 1.00 0.20 1.10
1970-71 LAL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 - - 0.35 47 33 .588 4.70 2.60 7.20
1971-72 LAL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 - - 0.50 67 13 .838 3.90 5.30 9.20
1972-73 LAL 28 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .060 - - 0.54 24 4 .857 2.40 1.80 4.20
1973-74 LAL 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168 - - 0.59 46 31 .597 5.60 3.70 9.30
1974-75 LAL 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 - - 0.51 26 48 .351 4.40 2.60 7.00
CAREER   776 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 - - 0.46 435 340 .561 34.50 20.40 54.70

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1964-65 CIN 61 - .439 .373 - - - 5.07 - - - - 103.99 - 1.06 - - 15.45
1965-66 CIN 72 - .532 .489 - - - 3.43 - - - - 117.43 - 1.25 - - 17.29
1966-67 CIN 79 - .519 .479 - - - 3.40 - - - - 113.89 - 1.22 - - 14.13
1967-68 * All Teams 74 - .545 .487 - - - 5.07 - - - - 118.66 - 1.34 - - 15.86
1967-68 * CIN 48 - .550 .503 - - - 4.86 - - - - 118.90 - 1.33 - - 15.86
1967-68 * DET 26 - .537 .459 - - - 5.42 - - - - 117.62 - 1.37 - - 17.31
1968-69 DET 81 - .533 .469 - - - 5.17 - - - - 119.92 - 1.29 - - 17.69
1969-70 * All Teams 70 - .559 .496 - - - 6.92 - - - - 128.57 - 1.33 - - 18.36
1969-70 * LAL 55 - .553 .490 - - - 7.06 - - - - 129.25 - 1.30 - - 18.08
1969-70 * DET 15 - .608 .553 - - - 5.61 - - - - 126.77 - 1.54 - - 19.95
1970-71 LAL 80 - .522 .466 - - - 7.67 - - - - 124.74 - 1.20 - - 16.18
1971-72 LAL 80 - .538 .461 - - - 8.18 - - - - 124.06 - 1.31 - - 15.75
1972-73 LAL 28 - .561 .482 - - - 9.30 - - - - 126.82 - 1.39 - - 19.84
1973-74 LAL 77 - .583 .507 12.11 23.53 18.04 10.55 - 1.04 0.30 - 127.80 - 1.47 - 94.9 17.14
1974-75 LAL 74 - .579 .506 12.84 26.68 19.82 10.24 - 1.03 0.24 - 130.63 - 1.42 - 97.0 16.18
CAREER   776 - .539 .478 12.45 25.00 18.88 6.94 - 1.04 0.28 - 121.93 - 1.30 - 95.9 16.60

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NBA Transactions

May 4, 1964 - The Cincinnati Royals selected Happy Hairston in Round 4 with Pick 8 in the 1964 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1964 - Happy Hairston signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals.
Feb 1, 1968 - Happy Hairston was acquired by the Detroit Pistons from the Cincinnati Royals in a trade.
Nov 27, 1969 - Happy Hairston was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Oct 21, 1975 - The Los Angeles Lakers placed the contract of Happy Hairston on waivers.
Oct 23, 1975 - Happy Hairston, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
May 1, 2001 - Happy Hairston passed away. He was 58 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1972

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 CIN 3 - 13.0 4.00 1.67 6.00 .278 - - - 0.67 1.00 .667 - - 6.67 1.00 - - - 0.67
1965-66 CIN 5 - 30.0 15.40 5.00 12.40 .403 - - - 5.40 7.60 .711 - - 7.40 0.00 - - - 4.00
1966-67 CIN 4 - 35.0 16.00 7.00 13.50 .519 - - - 2.00 3.75 .533 - - 6.75 1.50 - - - 3.75
1967-68 DET 6 - 24.8 11.67 4.83 11.83 .408 - - - 2.00 3.33 .600 - - 6.17 1.17 - - - 3.67
1969-70 LAL 16 - 18.5 7.38 2.94 6.75 .435 - - - 1.50 2.19 .686 - - 4.75 1.25 - - - 1.94
1970-71 LAL 12 - 39.3 17.00 6.92 13.67 .506 - - - 3.17 4.17 .760 - - 9.08 2.83 - - - 3.42
1971-72 LAL 15 - 38.5 13.47 4.93 11.20 .440 - - - 3.60 4.53 .794 - - 13.13 2.07 - - - 2.93
1972-73 LAL 3 - 8.7 2.67 0.33 3.00 .111 - - - 2.00 2.67 .750 - - 1.33 0.33 - - - 0.67
1973-74 LAL 5 - 34.4 9.20 3.00 7.20 .417 - - - 3.20 3.60 .889 3.00 7.40 10.40 3.80 1.00 0.20 - 1.60
CAREER   69 - 29.3 11.61 4.45 10.00 .445 - - - 2.71 3.70 .733 3.00 7.40 8.10 1.75 1.00 0.20 - 2.68

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 CIN 3 - 39 12 5 18 .278 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 20 3 - - - 2
1965-66 CIN 5 - 150 77 25 62 .403 - - - 27 38 .711 - - 37 0 - - - 20
1966-67 CIN 4 - 140 64 28 54 .519 - - - 8 15 .533 - - 27 6 - - - 15
1967-68 DET 6 - 149 70 29 71 .408 - - - 12 20 .600 - - 37 7 - - - 22
1969-70 LAL 16 - 296 118 47 108 .435 - - - 24 35 .686 - - 76 20 - - - 31
1970-71 LAL 12 - 471 204 83 164 .506 - - - 38 50 .760 - - 109 34 - - - 41
1971-72 LAL 15 - 577 202 74 168 .440 - - - 54 68 .794 - - 197 31 - - - 44
1972-73 LAL 3 - 26 8 1 9 .111 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 4 1 - - - 2
1973-74 LAL 5 - 172 46 15 36 .417 - - - 16 18 .889 15 37 52 19 5 1 - 8
CAREER   69 - 2,020 801 307 690 .445 - - - 187 255 .733 15 37 559 121 5 1 - 185

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1964-65 CIN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .047 - - 0.17 1 2 .333 -0.10 - -0.10
1965-66 CIN 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 - - 0.61 2 3 .400 0.10 - 0.20
1966-67 CIN 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.28 1 3 .250 0.30 -0.10 0.20
1967-68 DET 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 - - 0.28 2 4 .333 -0.10 0.20 0.10
1969-70 LAL 16 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 - - 0.32 10 6 .625 0.10 0.20 0.40
1970-71 LAL 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 - - 0.30 5 7 .417 1.10 0.20 1.30
1971-72 LAL 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 - - 0.40 12 3 .800 0.60 1.20 1.80
1972-73 LAL 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .003 - - 0.89 1 2 .333 -0.10 - -0.10
1973-74 LAL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 - - 0.50 1 4 .200 0.20 0.10 0.30
CAREER   69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 - - 0.37 35 34 .507 2.10 1.40 3.60

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1964-65 CIN 3 - .311 .278 - - - 10.54 - - - - 94.44 - 0.67 - - 11.81
1965-66 CIN 5 - .489 .403 - - - - - - - - 111.38 - 1.24 - - 13.32
1966-67 CIN 4 - .528 .519 - - - 5.81 - - - - 105.19 - 1.19 - - 13.00
1967-68 DET 6 - .439 .408 - - - 6.63 - - - - 100.85 - 0.99 - - 11.64
1969-70 LAL 16 - .478 .435 - - - 8.90 - - - - 112.09 - 1.09 - - 12.20
1970-71 LAL 12 - .548 .506 - - - 11.04 - - - - 126.61 - 1.24 - - 15.21
1971-72 LAL 15 - .510 .440 - - - 7.56 - - - - 123.46 - 1.20 - - 13.73
1972-73 LAL 3 - .319 .111 - - - 4.72 - - - - 86.11 - 0.89 - - 4.22
1973-74 LAL 5 - .524 .417 7.53 22.64 14.34 16.26 - 1.36 0.30 - 130.56 - 1.28 - 100.7 14.27
CAREER   69 - .499 .445 7.53 22.64 14.34 8.44 - 1.36 0.30 - 117.83 - 1.16 - 100.7 13.92

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NCAA Career

College: NYU (1964)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 NYU So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1962-63 NYU Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1963-64 NYU Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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What is the age of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston is 82 years old.

What is the height of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston is 225 lbs (102kg).

What is the birthday of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston was born on May 31, 1942.

What position does Happy Hairston play?

Happy Hairston plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston was drafted out of NYU.

What high school did Happy Hairston attend?

Happy Hairston attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York.

What nationality is Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston has a United States nationality.

Where was Happy Hairston born?

Happy Hairston was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

How many NBA seasons has Happy Hairston played?

Happy Hairston played 11 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston had career averages 14.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 776 games.

What are the career totals of Happy Hairston?

Happy Hairston had career totals of 11,505 points, 8,019 rebounds, 1,268 assists, 28 blocks, 116 steals in 776 games.

How many teams has Happy Hairston been on?

Happy Hairston played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers.

When was Happy Hairston drafted?

Happy Hairston was drafted in the 4th round (#35 overall) of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals.

What is Happy Hairston's career high in points?

Happy Hairston averaged a career high 18.6 points per game in 1970-1971.

What is Happy Hairston's career high in rebounds?

Happy Hairston averaged a career high 13.5 rebounds per game in 1973-1974.

What is Happy Hairston's career high in assists?

Happy Hairston averaged a career high 2.7 assists per game in 1973-1974.

What is the career PER of Happy Hairston's?

Happy Hairston had a career PER of 16.6.

How many championships has Happy Hairston won?

Happy Hairston has won 1 NBA championships.