Dennis Johnson vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Dennis Johnson 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

Dennis Johnson

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Johnson 3 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Dennis Johnson 14 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Dennis Johnson 13 Don May 3

All-Star Games Dennis Johnson 5 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dennis Johnson 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Dennis Johnson 1 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Johnson 2 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Johnson 6 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Johnson 9 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 14.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 3.9 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 5.0 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.3 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 0.6 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Johnson 15,535 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Dennis Johnson 4,249 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Dennis Johnson 5,499 Don May 389

Total Steals Dennis Johnson 1,477 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Dennis Johnson 675 Don May 10 *

Total Games Dennis Johnson 1,100 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Johnson .445 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Dennis Johnson .172 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Johnson .797 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 17.3 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 4.3 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 5.6 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.4 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 0.6 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Johnson 3,116 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Dennis Johnson 781 Don May 31

Total Assists Dennis Johnson 1,006 Don May 9

Total Steals Dennis Johnson 247 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Dennis Johnson 113 Don May 0 *

Total Games Dennis Johnson 180 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Johnson .439 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Dennis Johnson .239 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Johnson .802 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979) 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.