Don May vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Don May 7 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Don May 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Don May 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don May 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Don May 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Don May 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Don May 389 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Don May 29 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Don May 10 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Don May 379 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Don May - * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Don May 31 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Don May 9 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Don May 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Don May 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Don May 14 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Don May - * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.