Don May vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Don May 7 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Don May 3 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Don May 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don May 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Don May 389 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Don May 29 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Don May 10 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Don May 379 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Don May - * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Don May - * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Don May 31 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Don May 9 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Don May 0 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Don May 0 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Don May 14 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Don May - * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.