Julius Erving vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Don May 3

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Don May 389

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Don May 10 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Don May 31

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Don May 9

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Don May 0 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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.