Jimmy Butler vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Don May 3

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Don May 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Don May 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Don May 389

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Don May 10 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Don May 31

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Don May 9

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Don May 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.