Don May vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Don May 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Don May 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Don May 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Don May 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Don May 389 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Don May 29 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Don May 10 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Don May 379 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Don May - * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Don May 31 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Don May 9 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Don May 0 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Don May 0 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Don May 14 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Don May - * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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.