Sam Jones vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Sam Jones 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

Sam Jones

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Don May 3

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Don May 389

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 10 *

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Don May 31

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Don May 9

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Don May - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.