Dave DeBusschere vs. Bill Willoughby Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Willoughby 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.
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, 4 more than Bill Willoughby, who played 8. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Bill Willoughby had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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.
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
62 |
14.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.660 |
|
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
39 |
14.1 |
4.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.683 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave DeBusschere |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
56 |
19.3 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave DeBusschere |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bill Willoughby didn't play in 1978-79.
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
78 |
18.6 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave DeBusschere |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
55 |
20.8 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.766 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave DeBusschere |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
19 |
21.9 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.362 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.750 |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
69 |
21.4 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.429 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.727 |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
2 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
62 |
18.5 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.454 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.429 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.782 |
|
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
67 |
14.0 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.873 |
|
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
3 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |