Dave DeBusschere vs. Andrew DeClercq Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew DeClercq and Dave DeBusschere, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave DeBusschere played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Andrew DeClercq, who played 10. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Andrew DeClercq had his rookie season in 1995-96. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dave DeBusschere 12 8 1962-63 to 1973-74
Andrew DeClercq 10 3 1995-96 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1962-631995-96
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Andrew DeClercq 22 9.2 2.7 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.1 2.3 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 4 39.8 20.0 - - 15.8 1.5 - - - 3.5 6.3 14.8 .424 - - - 7.5 11.0 .682
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1963-641996-97
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Andrew DeClercq 71 15.0 5.3 1.7 2.5 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.1 3.2 2.0 3.8 .520 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1964-651997-98
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Andrew DeClercq 81 18.8 5.4 2.2 2.6 4.8 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.0 3.4 2.1 4.2 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .601
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1965-661998-99
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Andrew DeClercq 47 23.4 7.9 2.2 3.2 5.4 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.1 3.4 2.9 5.9 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1966-671999-00
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Andrew DeClercq 82 22.3 6.6 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.4 2.7 5.4 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1967-682000-01
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 80 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Andrew DeClercq 67 13.5 3.9 1.4 2.2 3.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 3.0 1.6 2.9 .554 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .573
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 6 43.8 19.3 - - 16.2 2.2 - - - 3.8 7.5 17.7 .425 - - - 4.3 7.5 .578
Andrew DeClercq 4 13.5 5.0 1.8 2.3 4.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 4.3 2.0 3.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1968-692001-02
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Andrew DeClercq 61 10.4 2.7 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.1 1.1 2.4 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 10 41.9 16.3 - - 14.8 3.3 - - - 4.3 6.1 17.4 .351 - - - 4.1 5.0 .820
Andrew DeClercq 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1969-702002-03
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 79 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Andrew DeClercq 77 17.2 4.7 1.8 2.6 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 3.4 1.9 3.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 19 36.9 16.1 - - 11.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.8 16.3 .421 - - - 2.4 3.6 .662
Andrew DeClercq 7 15.0 4.0 1.1 2.1 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.6 1.7 2.9 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1970-712003-04
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Andrew DeClercq 71 17.1 3.2 1.8 2.6 4.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.8 3.1 1.3 2.7 .477 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 12 40.7 16.4 - - 13.0 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 16.8 .416 - - - 2.4 3.7 .659
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1971-722004-05
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Andrew DeClercq 8 6.1 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.5 1.1 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 16 38.5 16.6 - - 12.1 2.3 - - - 3.2 6.8 15.1 .450 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 17 37.2 15.6 - - 10.5 3.4 - - - 3.4 6.9 15.6 .442 - - - 1.8 2.4 .775
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Andrew DeClercq
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 71 38.0 18.1 1.9 8.8 10.7 3.6 0.9 0.5 - 3.1 7.9 17.1 .461 - - - 2.3 3.1 .756
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 12 33.7 12.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 3.2 0.6 0.3 - 3.0 5.3 13.8 .380 - - - 1.5 2.4 .621
Andrew DeClercq ------- --- ----------