Don May vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Don May 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

Don May

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Don May 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Don May 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Don May 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Don May 389 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Don May 29 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Don May 10 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Don May 379 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Don May - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Don May 31 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Don May 9 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Don May 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Don May 0 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Don May 14 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Don May - * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.