Tom Heinsohn vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Tom Heinsohn 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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Don May 3

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Don May 0

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Don May 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Don May 389

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 10 *

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Don May 31

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Don May 9

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Don May - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.