Walt Bellamy vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Don May 3

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Don May 389

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Don May 31

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Don May 9

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.