John Havlicek vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Don May 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Don May 7

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Don May 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Don May 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Don May 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Don May 1,309

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Don May 389

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Don May 29 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Don May 10 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Don May 41

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Don May 31

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Don May 9

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Don May 0 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Don May 0 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Don May - *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.