Josh Giddey vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Josh Giddey 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
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 5 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Don May 3

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.6 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.6 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.3 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 4,464 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,340 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,935 Don May 389

Total Steals Josh Giddey 271 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 151 Don May 10 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 306 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .465 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .338 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .761 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 20.1 (2026) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 9.2 (2026) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 8.9 (2026) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Don May 31

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Don May 9

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Don May 0 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) 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.