Dwight Howard vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Don May 3

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Don May 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Don May 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Don May 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Don May 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Don May 389

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Don May 10 *

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Don May 31

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Don May 9

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Don May 0 *

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) Don May - *

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.