Stephen Curry vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Stephen Curry 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
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2025-26
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 17 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Don May 3

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Don May 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Don May 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Don May 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.3 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,962 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,905 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,624 Don May 389

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,579 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 275 Don May 10 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,046 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.5 (2026) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Don May 31

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Don May 9

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Don May 0 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) 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.