Don May vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don May 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Don May 7 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Don May 3 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Don May 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 8.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Don May 3.5 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Don May 1.0 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Don May 0.3 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 3,339 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Don May 1,309 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Don May 389 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Don May 29 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Don May 10 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Don May 379 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .453 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Don May .798 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 20.2 (1971) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 7.5 (1971) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Don May 2.0 (1971) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Don May 0.4 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Don May 0.1 (1974) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don May 2.9 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.2 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Don May 0.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Don May - * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Don May - * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don May 41 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Don May 31 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Don May 9 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Don May 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Don May 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Don May 14 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don May .333 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Don May - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Don May .765 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don May 4.0 (1972) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Don May 2.7 (1972) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Don May 0.9 (1969) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Don May - * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Don May - * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.