Karl Malone vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Don May 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Don May 389

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Don May 10 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Don May 31

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Don May 9

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Don May 0 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.