Joe Dumars vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Don May 3

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Don May 389

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Don May 10 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Don May 31

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Don May 9

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Don May 0 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.