Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Don May 7

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Don May 3

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Don May 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Don May 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Don May 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don May 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Don May 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Don May 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,030 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,702 Don May 1,309

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,392 Don May 389

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 977 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,080 Don May 10 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 876 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Don May 41

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Don May 31

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Don May 9

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Don May 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.