LeBron James vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Don May 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Don May 7

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Don May 3

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Don May 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Don May 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Don May 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Don May 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Don May 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Don May 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Don May 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Don May 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Don May 1,309

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Don May 389

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Don May 10 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Don May 41

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Don May 31

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Don May 9

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Don May 0 *

Total Games LeBron James 287 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.