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Dave DeBusschere

David Albert DeBusschere (Dave)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan
Died: May 14, 2003
High School: Austin Catholic in Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1962 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: October 16, 1962
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1983 (Full List)
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 79-143, .356 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: NJN/NYK franchises, 1974-1986 (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:46AM
All-Time Rank: #93. Lenny Wilkens… #94. Bill Laimbeer… #95. DAVE DEBUSSCHERE… #96. Yao Ming… #97. Bill Sharman… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 22 DET NBA 80 2352 406 944 .430 206 287 .718 694 207 247 1018
1963-64 23 DET NBA 15 304 52 133 .391 25 43 .581 105 23 32 129
1964-65 24 DET NBA 79 2769 508 1196 .425 306 437 .700 874 253 242 1322
1965-66 25 DET NBA 79 2696 524 1284 .408 249 378 .659 916 209 252 1297
1966-67 26 DET NBA 78 2897 531 1278 .415 361 512 .705 924 216 297 1423
1967-68 27 DET NBA 80 3125 573 1295 .442 289 435 .664 1081 181 304 1435
1968-69 28 TOT NBA 76 2943 506 1140 .444 229 328 .698 888 191 290 1241
1968-69 28 DET NBA 29 1092 189 423 .447 94 130 .723 353 63 111 472
1968-69 28 NYK NBA 47 1851 317 717 .442 135 198 .682 535 128 179 769
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 79 2627 488 1082 .451 176 256 .688 790 194 244 1152
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 81 2891 523 1243 .421 217 312 .696 901 220 237 1263
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 80 3072 520 1218 .427 193 265 .728 901 291 219 1233
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 77 2827 532 1224 .435 194 260 .746 787 259 215 1258
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 71 2699 559 1212 .461 164 217 .756 134 623 757 253 67 39 222 1282
Career NBA 875 31202 5722 13249 .432 2609 3730 .699 134 623 9618 2497 67 39 2801 14053

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 22 DET NBA 80 29.4 5.1 11.8 .430 2.6 3.6 .718 8.7 2.6 3.1 12.7
1963-64 23 DET NBA 15 20.3 3.5 8.9 .391 1.7 2.9 .581 7.0 1.5 2.1 8.6
1964-65 24 DET NBA 79 35.1 6.4 15.1 .425 3.9 5.5 .700 11.1 3.2 3.1 16.7
1965-66 25 DET NBA 79 34.1 6.6 16.3 .408 3.2 4.8 .659 11.6 2.6 3.2 16.4
1966-67 26 DET NBA 78 37.1 6.8 16.4 .415 4.6 6.6 .705 11.8 2.8 3.8 18.2
1967-68 27 DET NBA 80 39.1 7.2 16.2 .442 3.6 5.4 .664 13.5 2.3 3.8 17.9
1968-69 28 TOT NBA 76 38.7 6.7 15.0 .444 3.0 4.3 .698 11.7 2.5 3.8 16.3
1968-69 28 DET NBA 29 37.7 6.5 14.6 .447 3.2 4.5 .723 12.2 2.2 3.8 16.3
1968-69 28 NYK NBA 47 39.4 6.7 15.3 .442 2.9 4.2 .682 11.4 2.7 3.8 16.4
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 79 33.3 6.2 13.7 .451 2.2 3.2 .688 10.0 2.5 3.1 14.6
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 81 35.7 6.5 15.3 .421 2.7 3.9 .696 11.1 2.7 2.9 15.6
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 80 38.4 6.5 15.2 .427 2.4 3.3 .728 11.3 3.6 2.7 15.4
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 77 36.7 6.9 15.9 .435 2.5 3.4 .746 10.2 3.4 2.8 16.3
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 71 38.0 7.9 17.1 .461 2.3 3.1 .756 1.9 8.8 10.7 3.6 0.9 0.5 3.1 18.1
Career NBA 875 35.7 6.5 15.1 .432 3.0 4.3 .699 1.9 8.8 11.0 2.9 0.9 0.5 3.2 16.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 22 DET NBA 80 2352 6.2 14.4 .430 3.2 4.4 .718 10.6 3.2 3.8 15.6
1963-64 23 DET NBA 15 304 6.2 15.8 .391 3.0 5.1 .581 12.4 2.7 3.8 15.3
1964-65 24 DET NBA 79 2769 6.6 15.5 .425 4.0 5.7 .700 11.4 3.3 3.1 17.2
1965-66 25 DET NBA 79 2696 7.0 17.1 .408 3.3 5.0 .659 12.2 2.8 3.4 17.3
1966-67 26 DET NBA 78 2897 6.6 15.9 .415 4.5 6.4 .705 11.5 2.7 3.7 17.7
1967-68 27 DET NBA 80 3125 6.6 14.9 .442 3.3 5.0 .664 12.5 2.1 3.5 16.5
1968-69 28 TOT NBA 76 2943 6.2 13.9 .444 2.8 4.0 .698 10.9 2.3 3.5 15.2
1968-69 28 DET NBA 29 1092 6.2 13.9 .447 3.1 4.3 .723 11.6 2.1 3.7 15.6
1968-69 28 NYK NBA 47 1851 6.2 13.9 .442 2.6 3.9 .682 10.4 2.5 3.5 15.0
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 79 2627 6.7 14.8 .451 2.4 3.5 .688 10.8 2.7 3.3 15.8
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 81 2891 6.5 15.5 .421 2.7 3.9 .696 11.2 2.7 3.0 15.7
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 80 3072 6.1 14.3 .427 2.3 3.1 .728 10.6 3.4 2.6 14.4
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 77 2827 6.8 15.6 .435 2.5 3.3 .746 10.0 3.3 2.7 16.0
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 71 2699 7.5 16.2 .461 2.2 2.9 .756 1.8 8.3 10.1 3.4 0.9 0.5 3.0 17.1
Career NBA 875 31202 6.6 15.3 .432 3.0 4.3 .699 1.8 8.3 11.1 2.9 0.9 0.5 3.2 16.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1962-63 22 DET NBA 80 2352 14.5 .476 .430 1.3 2.3 3.6 .074
1963-64 23 DET NBA 15 304 13.9 .425 .391 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.003
1964-65 24 DET NBA 79 2769 17.4 .476 .425 12.8 2.8 3.7 6.6 .114
1965-66 25 DET NBA 79 2696 15.7 .447 .408 10.9 -0.1 3.7 3.7 .065
1966-67 26 DET NBA 78 2897 16.2 .473 .415 10.4 1.6 4.3 5.9 .097
1967-68 27 DET NBA 80 3125 15.0 .483 .442 7.6 1.8 2.9 4.7 .072
1968-69 28 TOT NBA 76 2943 14.4 .483 .444 8.8 2.2 3.0 5.2 .085
1968-69 28 DET NBA 29 1092 14.7 .491 .447 7.8 1.0 0.5 1.5 .064
1968-69 28 NYK NBA 47 1851 14.3 .478 .442 9.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 .097
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 79 2627 14.8 .482 .451 9.5 0.7 5.8 6.6 .120
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 81 2891 15.4 .458 .421 14.2 10.3 -0.2 6.4 6.2 .102
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 80 3072 15.0 .462 .427 14.4 13.2 -0.2 4.9 4.8 .075
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 77 2827 16.0 .470 .435 13.8 12.5 0.9 5.8 6.6 .113
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 71 2699 16.3 .490 .461 5.2 24.2 14.8 13.9 1.2 0.8 93 2.4 4.6 7.0 .125
Career NBA 875 31202 15.5 .472 .432 5.2 24.2 14.3 11.0 1.2 0.8 93 13.1 47.7 60.8 .093

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1962-63 22 DET NBA 4 159 25 59 30 44 63 6 14 80 .424 .682 39.8 20.0 15.8 1.5
1967-68 27 DET NBA 6 263 45 106 26 45 97 13 23 116 .425 .578 43.8 19.3 16.2 2.2
1968-69 28 NYK NBA 10 419 61 174 41 50 148 33 43 163 .351 .820 41.9 16.3 14.8 3.3
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 19 701 130 309 45 68 220 46 63 305 .421 .662 36.9 16.1 11.6 2.4
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 12 488 84 202 29 44 156 22 40 197 .416 .659 40.7 16.4 13.0 1.8
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 16 616 109 242 48 64 193 37 51 266 .450 .750 38.5 16.6 12.1 2.3
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 17 632 117 265 31 40 179 58 57 265 .442 .775 37.2 15.6 10.5 3.4
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 12 404 63 166 18 29 25 99 38 7 4 36 144 .380 .621 33.7 12.0 8.3 3.2
Career NBA 96 3682 634 1523 268 384 25 1155 253 7 4 327 1536 .416 .698 38.4 16.0 12.0 2.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1962-63 22 DET NBA 4 159 19.2 .510 .424 5.9 0.2 0.3 0.5 .149
1967-68 27 DET NBA 6 263 15.7 .461 .425 6.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 .098
1968-69 28 NYK NBA 10 419 14.0 .416 .351 10.7 -0.3 0.6 0.4 .040
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 19 701 14.4 .450 .421 8.7 -0.2 1.3 1.1 .075
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 12 488 14.6 .445 .416 14.7 6.5 -0.1 0.8 0.7 .073
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 16 616 16.1 .492 .450 16.1 8.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 .104
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 17 632 16.0 .469 .442 15.0 12.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 .079
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 12 404 12.4 .403 .380 6.2 20.5 13.0 14.4 0.8 0.6 98 -0.3 0.3 0.0 .005
Career NBA 96 3682 15.0 .454 .416 6.2 20.5 14.9 9.7 0.8 0.6 98 0.2 5.4 5.6 .073

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1965-66 25 DET NBA 1 0 22:00 1 14 .071 2 2 1.000 6 1 1 4
1966-67 26 DET NBA 1 0 25:00 11 17 .647 0 0 6 0 1 22
1967-68 27 DET NBA 1 0 12:00 0 3 .000 0 0 4 0 1 0
1969-70 29 NYK NBA 1 0 14:00 5 10 .500 0 0 7 2 1 10
1970-71 30 NYK NBA 1 0 19:00 4 7 .571 0 0 7 3 3 8
1971-72 31 NYK NBA 1 0 26:00 4 8 .500 0 0 11 0 2 8
1972-73 32 NYK NBA 1 1 25:00 4 8 .500 1 2 .500 7 2 1 9
1973-74 33 NYK NBA 1 0 24:00 8 14 .571 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 16
Career NBA 8 1 167 37 81 .457 3 4 .750 2 51 11 1 0 12 77

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Dave DeBusschere 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.6 0.0
Derrick McKey 90.4 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.9 2.1 1.8 0.4
Antonio Davis 89.7 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0
Maurice Lucas 88.7 8.7 7.4 7.1 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.0 3.5 2.5 2.4
Armen Gilliam 88.5 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 2.8 1.5 1.3
Eddie Johnson 88.3 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.0 1.8
Michael Cage 87.0 8.1 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.3 3.2 1.7
Tom Sanders 86.8 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 0.0
Robert Horry 85.4 6.9 6.6 5.9 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.6 2.9 2.6 1.7
Bill Bridges 84.6 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.8 2.6 0.6
Truck Robinson 84.2 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Dave DeBusschere 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.6 0.0
Antonio Davis 89.5 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0 0.3
Armen Gilliam 87.5 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.2
Derrick McKey 86.8 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.9 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 0.4
Tom Sanders 86.6 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 0.0 -0.2
Maurice Lucas 85.4 8.7 7.4 7.1 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.0 3.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3
Antonio McDyess 84.6 9.4 7.8 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.0 1.8 1.2 0.8
Bill Bridges 84.5 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.8 2.6 0.6 0.2
Truck Robinson 84.2 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Hedo Turkoglu 83.8 9.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.7 5.2 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.6
Michael Cage 83.4 8.1 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.3 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.7 0.7

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1959-60 19 DETROIT 27 288 665 115 196 540 691 .433 .587 25.6 20.0
1960-61 20 DETROIT 27 256 636 86 155 514 598 .403 .555 22.1 19.0
1961-62 21 DETROIT 26 267 616 162 242 498 696 .433 .669 26.8 19.2
Career 80 811 1917 363 593 1552 1985 .423 .612 24.8 19.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1966 NBA
1967 NBA
1968 NBA
1970 NBA
1971 NBA
1972 NBA
1973 NBA
1974 NBA
Honors
1961-62 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1962-63 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1968-69 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1968-69 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1969-70 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1970-71 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1971-72 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1972-73 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
1973-74 NBA All-Defensive (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1972-73 NBA 0.010 (11)
1973-74 NBA 0.003 (11)
Career 0.014 (145)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1970 New York Knicks (NBA)
1973 New York Knicks (NBA)
Games
1962-63 NBA 80 (1)
Minutes Played
1967-68 NBA 3125 (7)
Field Goal Attempts
Career NBA 13249 (88)
Career 13249 (96)
Free Throw Attempts
1964-65 NBA 437 (10)
Total Rebounds
1965-66 NBA 916 (8)
1966-67 NBA 924 (10)
1967-68 NBA 1081 (8)
Career NBA 9618 (37)
Career 9618 (42)
Personal Fouls
1966-67 NBA 297 (5)
Career NBA 2801 (99)
Minutes Per Game
1967-68 NBA 39.1 (7)
Career NBA 35.7 (65)
Career 35.7 (67)
Rebounds Per Game
1965-66 NBA 11.6 (9)
1967-68 NBA 13.5 (6)
Career NBA 11.0 (26)
Career 11.0 (32)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1973-74 NBA 24.2 (8)
Defensive Rating
1973-74 NBA 92.5 (9)
Defensive Win Shares
1965-66 NBA 3.7 (9)
1966-67 NBA 4.3 (6)
1969-70 NBA 5.8 (5)
1970-71 NBA 6.4 (4)
1972-73 NBA 5.8 (10)
1973-74 NBA 4.6 (9)
Career NBA 47.7 (48)
Career 47.7 (51)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.973 (47)
NBA Elo Player Rating
95th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:46AM
     

Transactions

March 26, 1962: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1962 NBA Draft.

December 19, 1968: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the New York Knicks for Walt Bellamy and Howard Komives.

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