Tim Duncan vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Tim Duncan 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
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Don May 3

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Don May 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Don May 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Don May 389

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Don May 10 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Don May 31

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Don May 9

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Don May 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.