Don May vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Don May 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

Don May

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Don May 7 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Don May 3 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Don May 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don May 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Don May 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Don May 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Don May 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Don May 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Don May 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Don May 389 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Don May 29 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Don May 10 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Don May 379 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Don May - * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Don May 31 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Don May 9 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Don May 0 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Don May 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Don May 14 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Don May - * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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.