Joel Embiid vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Don May 3

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Don May 389

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Don May 10 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Don May 31

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Don May 9

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Don May 0 *

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.