Bam Adebayo vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Don May 3

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,345 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,240 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,099 Don May 389

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 629 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 510 Don May 10 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 590 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .533 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .315 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Don May 31

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Don May 9

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Don May 0 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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, this player has no data for the stat.