Don May vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Don May 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Don May 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Don May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Don May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Don May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Don May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Don May 389 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Don May 29 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Don May 10 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Don May 379 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Don May - * Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Don May 31 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Don May 9 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Don May 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Don May 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Don May 14 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Don May - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.