Elvin Hayes vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Elvin Hayes 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

Elvin Hayes

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Don May 3

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Don May 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Don May 389

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Don May 10 *

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Don May 31

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Don May 9

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Don May 0 *

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * 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. 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.