Larry Bird vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Don May 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Don May 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Don May 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Don May 389

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Don May 10 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Don May 31

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Don May 9

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Don May 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.