James Harden vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and James Harden 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
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Don May 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Don May 3

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Don May 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Don May 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 28,359 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,608 Don May 1,309

Total Assists James Harden 8,529 Don May 389

Total Steals James Harden 1,750 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks James Harden 665 Don May 10 *

Total Games James Harden 1,177 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Don May 41

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Don May 31

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Don May 9

Total Steals James Harden 282 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Don May 0 *

Total Games James Harden 173 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) 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.