Artis Gilmore vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Artis Gilmore that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Artis Gilmore

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 Don May 3

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 17.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 Don May 389

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 Don May 10 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 Don May 31

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 Don May 9

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 Don May 0 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) Don May - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.