Dave DeBusschere vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Dave DeBusschere 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

Dave DeBusschere

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Don May 3

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Don May 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Don May 389

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Don May 31

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Don May 9

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * 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.