Nikola Jokic vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Nikola Jokic 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

Nikola Jokic

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 9 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 6 Don May 3

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 6 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 2 Don May 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 3 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 5 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 20.9 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.7 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 6.9 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 14,139 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 7,249 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 4,667 Don May 389

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 822 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 491 Don May 10 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 675 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .557 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .350 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.6 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.5 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.1 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,042 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 909 Don May 31

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 554 Don May 9

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 80 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 63 Don May 0 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 74 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .531 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .402 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .835 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 14.8 (2024) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.7 (2024) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) 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.