Wilt Chamberlain vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Don May 3

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Don May 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Don May 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Don May 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Don May 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Don May 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Don May 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Don May 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Don May 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Don May 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Don May 389

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 10 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Don May 31

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Don May 9

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May 0 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - 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.