Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don May 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don May 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don May 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don May 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Don May 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don May 389

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don May 31

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don May 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.