Happy Hairston
- Seasons
- 1964-65 to 1974-75
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- May 31, 1942
- College
- NYU
- Draft
- 1964, round 4, pick 35
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.5
- True shooting
- .539
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 70.0
- WS per 48
- .138
- Box plus/minus
- 0.5
- VORP
- 3.1
- Best season, WS
- 9.3
- Best season, BPM
- 0.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | CIN | 22 | 61 | 736 | 15.0 | .439 | .373 | – | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .027 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 23 | 72 | 1,794 | 16.8 | .532 | .489 | – | 4.1 | 1.3 | 5.3 | .142 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 24 | 79 | 2,442 | 13.8 | .519 | .479 | – | 3.7 | 1.4 | 5.1 | .101 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | 2+ teams | 25 | 74 | 2,517 | 16.0 | .545 | .487 | – | 5.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 | .124 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | DET | 26 | 81 | 2,889 | 17.2 | .533 | .469 | – | 5.8 | 1.2 | 7.0 | .116 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | 2+ teams | 27 | 70 | 2,427 | 18.4 | .559 | .496 | – | 5.6 | 3.2 | 8.8 | .174 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 28 | 80 | 2,921 | 16.2 | .522 | .466 | – | 4.7 | 2.6 | 7.2 | .119 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 29 | 80 | 2,748 | 15.7 | .538 | .461 | – | 3.9 | 5.3 | 9.2 | .161 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 30 | 28 | 939 | 20.0 | .561 | .482 | – | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .214 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 31 | 77 | 2,634 | 17.2 | .583 | .507 | – | 5.6 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .170 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | – | 95 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 32 | 74 | 2,283 | 16.2 | .579 | .506 | – | 4.4 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .146 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | – | 97 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.