Jabari Bird vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) *

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