Dave DeBusschere vs. Dewayne Dedmon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dewayne Dedmon 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 Dewayne Dedmon, who played 10. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Dewayne Dedmon had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Dewayne Dedmon 10 4 2013-14 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1962-632013-14
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic
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
Dewayne Dedmon 31 12.6 3.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.2 2.7 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .656
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1963-642014-15
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
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
Dewayne Dedmon 59 14.3 3.7 2.0 3.0 5.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.4 1.5 2.7 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .531
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1964-652015-16
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
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
Dewayne Dedmon 58 12.2 4.4 1.2 2.8 3.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.7 3.1 .559 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1965-662016-17
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West 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 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Dewayne Dedmon 76 17.5 5.1 1.7 4.8 6.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.4 2.1 3.4 .622 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon 12 8.1 3.8 1.8 2.2 3.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 .609 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.7 .531

Season 5
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1966-672017-18
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
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
Dewayne Dedmon 62 24.9 10.0 1.6 6.3 7.9 1.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.0 7.7 .524 0.8 2.3 .355 1.1 1.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1967-682018-19
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Dewayne Dedmon 64 25.1 10.8 1.6 5.9 7.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 3.3 4.0 8.2 .492 1.3 3.4 .382 1.4 1.8 .814
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1968-692019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Dewayne Dedmon 44 17.6 5.8 1.4 4.3 5.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 3.0 2.3 5.8 .400 0.5 2.4 .206 0.7 0.8 .833
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1969-702020-21
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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
Dewayne Dedmon 16 13.1 7.1 1.8 3.6 5.4 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.9 4.1 .708 0.1 0.3 .200 1.3 1.7 .741
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
Dewayne Dedmon 4 14.3 6.3 2.0 2.5 4.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 4.5 .556 0.3 0.8 .333 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 9
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1970-712021-22
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsHeat 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Dewayne Dedmon 67 15.9 6.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.6 2.4 4.3 .566 0.3 0.7 .404 1.1 1.5 .750
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
Dewayne Dedmon 14 9.9 3.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.6 1.5 3.2 .467 0.1 0.7 .100 0.7 0.9 .833

Season 10
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
Season 1971-722022-23
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Dewayne Dedmon 38 11.2 5.2 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.0 2.0 4.0 .510 0.3 1.0 .308 0.9 1.3 .673
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
Dewayne Dedmon 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Dave DeBusschere Dewayne Dedmon
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
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
Dewayne Dedmon ------- --- ----------
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