Magic Johnson vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Magic Johnson 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

Magic Johnson

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Don May 3

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Don May 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Don May 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Don May 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Don May 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Don May 389

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Don May 10 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Don May 31

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Don May 9

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Don May 0 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.