Lauri Markkanen vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Lauri Markkanen 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

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lauri Markkanen: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Don May 3

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Don May 389

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Don May 10 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Don May 41

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Don May 31

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Don May 9

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Don May 0 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - 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.