Don May
SF · KCO
Seasons 1968-69–1974-75 · 7 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1946
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Player info
| Nickname | Donnie |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #22 (also #5, #34, #23) |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Born | 1946-01-03 |
| College | Dayton |
| Drafted | 1968 · Round 3, Pick 30 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1968-69–1974-75 (7) |
Career averages
8.8 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.0 APG · 379 games · .453 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | NYK | 23 | 48 | 11.7 | .363 | — | .724 | 2.4 | 0.7 | — | — | 4.3 | 9.2 | .410 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 24 | 37 | 6.4 | .386 | — | .947 | 1.4 | 0.5 | — | — | 2.6 | 9.8 | .439 |
| 1970-71 | BUF | 25 | 76 | 35.1 | .471 | — | .791 | 7.5 | 2.0 | — | — | 20.2 | 17.1 | .515 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 26 | 75 | 17.1 | .492 | — | .768 | 2.9 | 0.7 | — | — | 7.9 | 13.6 | .542 |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 27 | 58 | 15.8 | .446 | — | .806 | 3.6 | 1.1 | — | — | 7.8 | 14.1 | .487 |
| ATL | 27 | 32 | 9.9 | .455 | — | .710 | 2.1 | 0.7 | — | — | 4.5 | 12.0 | .488 | |
| PHI | 27 | 26 | 23.2 | .441 | — | .855 | 5.5 | 1.7 | — | — | 11.9 | 15.2 | .487 | |
| 1973-74 | PHI | 28 | 56 | 14.5 | .414 | — | .873 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 12.5 | .477 |
| 1974-75 | KCO | 29 | 29 | 4.8 | .500 | — | .833 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 12.2 | .540 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | NYK | 48 | — | 560 | 81 | 223 | .363 | — | — | 42 | 58 | 114 | 35 | — | — | — | 204 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 37 | — | 238 | 39 | 101 | .386 | — | — | 18 | 19 | 52 | 17 | — | — | — | 96 |
| 1970-71 | BUF | 76 | — | 2,666 | 629 | 1,336 | .471 | — | — | 277 | 350 | 567 | 150 | — | — | — | 1,535 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 75 | — | 1,285 | 234 | 476 | .492 | — | — | 126 | 164 | 217 | 55 | — | — | — | 594 |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 58 | 0 | 919 | 189 | 424 | .446 | — | — | 75 | 93 | 210 | 64 | — | — | — | 453 |
| ATL | 32 | — | 317 | 61 | 134 | .455 | — | — | 22 | 31 | 67 | 21 | — | — | — | 144 | |
| PHI | 26 | 0 | 602 | 128 | 290 | .441 | — | — | 53 | 62 | 143 | 43 | — | — | — | 309 | |
| 1973-74 | PHI | 56 | 4 | 812 | 152 | 367 | .414 | — | — | 89 | 102 | 136 | 63 | 25 | 8 | — | 393 |
| 1974-75 | KCO | 29 | — | 139 | 27 | 54 | .500 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 64 |
| Career | 379 | — | — | 1,351 | 2,981 | .453 | 0 | 0 | 637 | 798 | 1309 | 389 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3,339 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | NYK | 48 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 14.3 | .363 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.1 |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 37 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 15.3 | .386 | — | — | 2.7 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1970-71 | BUF | 76 | 35.1 | 8.5 | 18.0 | .471 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 20.7 |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 75 | 17.1 | 6.6 | 13.3 | .492 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 58 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 16.6 | .446 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 17.7 |
| ATL | 32 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 15.2 | .455 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 16.4 | |
| PHI | 26 | 23.2 | 7.7 | 17.3 | .441 | — | — | 3.2 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 18.5 | |
| 1973-74 | PHI | 56 | 14.5 | 6.7 | 16.3 | .414 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | — | 17.4 |
| 1974-75 | KCO | 29 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 14.0 | .500 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 16.6 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | NYK | 48 | 560 | 9.2 | .410 | — | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .002 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | NYK | 37 | 238 | 9.8 | .439 | — | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .047 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | BUF | 76 | 2,666 | 17.1 | .515 | — | 4.5 | 1.7 | 6.1 | .110 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | ATL | 75 | 1,285 | 13.6 | .542 | — | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | .110 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 58 | 919 | 14.1 | .487 | — | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .067 | — | — | — | — |
| ATL | 32 | 317 | 12.0 | .488 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .071 | — | — | — | — | |
| PHI | 26 | 602 | 15.2 | .487 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .065 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973-74 | PHI | 56 | 812 | 12.5 | .477 | — | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .029 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
| 1974-75 | KCO | 29 | 139 | 12.2 | .540 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .088 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -3.0 | +0.0 |
| Career | 379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | -0.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 9 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .300 | — | .368 |
| 1969-70 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | — | .667 |
| 1971-72 | 3 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .479 |
| Career | 14 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .414 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 196 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 107–89 |
| Away | 182 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 58–124 |
| In wins | 165 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 165–0 |
| In losses | 213 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0–213 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 8–10 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 22 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 7–15 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 24 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 9–15 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 10–18 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 22 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 9–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 22 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 12–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 25 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 8–17 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 21 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 8–13 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 19 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 8–11 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 12–10 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 22 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 13–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 22 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 14–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 7 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Don May's career stats?
Don May has averaged 8.8 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.0 APG over 7 seasons (1968-69–1974-75).
How tall is Don May?
Don May is 6-4 (200 lb).
When was Don May drafted?
Don May was drafted in 1968, round 3, pick 30, by the New York Knicks.