Scott May
SF · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1976-77–1982-83 · 7 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1954
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #17 (also #42, #7, #24) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1954-03-19 |
| College | Indiana |
| Drafted | 1976 · Round 1, Pick 2 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1976-77–1982-83 (7) |
Career averages
10.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.7 APG · 355 games · .462 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | CHI | 22 | 72 | 32.9 | .451 | — | .828 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 14.1 | .498 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 23 | 55 | 32.8 | .454 | — | .810 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 12.7 | .516 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 24 | 37 | 10.9 | .434 | — | .750 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.4 | .482 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 25 | 54 | 24.0 | .450 | 0.000 | .837 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 14.9 | .507 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 26 | 63 | 12.9 | .488 | — | .758 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 17.2 | .549 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 27 | 65 | 18.3 | .508 | 0.000 | .824 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 16.7 | .581 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 28 | 9 | 17.2 | .420 | — | .810 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 9.9 | .498 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | CHI | 72 | — | 2,369 | 431 | 955 | .451 | — | — | 188 | 227 | 437 | 145 | 78 | 17 | — | 1,050 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 55 | — | 1,802 | 280 | 617 | .454 | — | — | 175 | 216 | 332 | 114 | 50 | 6 | 125 | 735 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 37 | — | 403 | 59 | 136 | .434 | — | — | 30 | 40 | 64 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 148 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 54 | — | 1,298 | 264 | 587 | .450 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 172 | 218 | 104 | 45 | 5 | 77 | 672 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 63 | — | 815 | 165 | 338 | .488 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 149 | 155 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 71 | 443 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 65 | 7 | 1,187 | 212 | 417 | .508 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 193 | 218 | 133 | 50 | 6 | 92 | 583 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 9 | 1 | 155 | 21 | 50 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 59 |
| Career | 355 | — | — | 1,432 | 3,100 | .462 | 0 | 8 | 826 | 1018 | 1450 | 610 | 285 | 44 | 429 | 3,690 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | CHI | 72 | 32.9 | 6.5 | 14.5 | .451 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 16.0 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 55 | 32.8 | 5.6 | 12.3 | .454 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 14.7 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 37 | 10.9 | 5.3 | 12.1 | .434 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 13.2 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 54 | 24.0 | 7.3 | 16.3 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 18.6 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 63 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 14.9 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 19.6 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 65 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 12.6 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 17.7 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 9 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 11.6 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 13.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | CHI | 72 | 2,369 | 14.1 | .498 | — | 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.4 | .110 | +0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +1.0 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 55 | 1,802 | 12.7 | .516 | 18.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .084 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.7 | +0.2 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 37 | 403 | 8.4 | .482 | 20.3 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -.015 | -4.7 | +0.3 | -4.4 | -0.3 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 54 | 1,298 | 14.9 | .507 | 23.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .090 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.3 | +0.2 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 63 | 815 | 17.2 | .549 | 23.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .127 | +1.0 | -0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 65 | 1,187 | 16.7 | .581 | 20.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .171 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.1 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 9 | 155 | 9.9 | .498 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .045 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -3.4 | -0.1 |
| Career | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.3 | — | — | — | — | +2.6 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 3 | 32.3 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .385 | — | .491 |
| 1981-82 | 4 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .200 | — | .325 |
| Career | 7 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .304 | — | .417 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 177 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 114–63 |
| Away | 178 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 64–114 |
| In wins | 178 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 178–0 |
| In losses | 177 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0–177 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 15 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 9–6 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 22 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 10–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 15 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 9–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 5 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 4–1 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 13–3 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1–3 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 17 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 6–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 16 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 12–4 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 8–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 11 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 4–7 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 10–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 5–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 9–5 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 5–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 19 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 9–10 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 10–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 15 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 15 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 4–11 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 17 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 5–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 14 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 7–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 19 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 14–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Scott May play for?
Scott May plays SF for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Scott May's career stats?
Scott May has averaged 10.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.7 APG over 7 seasons (1976-77–1982-83).
How tall is Scott May?
Scott May is 6-7 (215 lb).
When was Scott May drafted?
Scott May was drafted in 1976, round 1, pick 2, by the Chicago Bulls.