LaMelo Ball vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 6 Don May 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Don May 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.9 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 5.9 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.5 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.4 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 5,228 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,484 Don May 1,309

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,874 Don May 389

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 361 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 81 Don May 10 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 250 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .419 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .362 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .840 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.6 (2026) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Don May 41

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Don May 31

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Don May 9

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Don May 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Don May 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Don May .333

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Don May - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.