Bernard King vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Don May 3

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Don May 389

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Don May 10 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Don May 31

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Don May 9

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Don May 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.