Travis Best vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.