Bob Cousy vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Don May 3

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Don May 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Don May 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Don May 389

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 10 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Don May 31

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Don May 9

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Don May - *

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