Don May vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Don May 7 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Don May 3 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Don May 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Don May 389 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Don May 29 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Don May 10 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Don May 379 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Don May - * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Don May 31 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Don May 9 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Don May 0 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Don May 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Don May 14 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Don May - * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.