Kobe Bryant vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Don May 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Don May 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Don May 389

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Don May 10 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Don May 31

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Don May 9

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Don May 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.