Rick Barry vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don May 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don May 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don May 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don May 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don May 389

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don May 31

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don May 9

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.