Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Don May 7

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4 Don May 3

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don May 0

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Don May 0

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don May 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Don May 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 * Don May 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.9 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.8 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.2 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12,172 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,338 Don May 1,309

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,536 Don May 389

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 705 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 392 Don May 10 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 489 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .504 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .361 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .863 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 32.7 (2025) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2026) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2025) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 Don May 41

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 248 Don May 31

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 262 Don May 9

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 64 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 45 Don May 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .468 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .350 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .859 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.5 (2025) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2025) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) 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.