Don May vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Don May 7 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Don May 3 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Don May 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don May 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don May 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Don May 389 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Don May 29 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Don May 10 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Don May 379 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Don May - * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Don May - * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Don May 31 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Don May 9 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Don May 0 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Don May 0 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Don May 14 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Don May - * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.