Spencer Haywood vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Don May 3

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Don May 389

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Don May 31

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Don May 9

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.