Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Don May 3

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Don May 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Don May 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Don May 389

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Don May 10 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Don May 31

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Don May 9

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Don May 0 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.