Dave DeBusschere vs. Hersey Hawkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hersey Hawkins 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, 1 less than Hersey Hawkins, who played 13. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Hersey Hawkins had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Hersey Hawkins 13 8 1988-89 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1962-631988-89
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis76ers 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 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Hersey Hawkins 79 32.6 15.1 0.6 2.2 2.8 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 2.3 5.6 12.3 .455 0.9 2.1 .428 3.1 3.7 .831
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
Hersey Hawkins 3 24.0 2.7 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 .125 0.0 1.7 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1963-641989-90
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Hersey Hawkins 82 34.8 18.5 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.2 1.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 6.4 13.9 .460 1.0 2.4 .420 4.7 5.3 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Hersey Hawkins 10 41.5 23.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.6 1.2 0.7 3.1 2.5 8.1 16.3 .497 1.4 3.6 .389 5.9 6.3 .937

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1964-651990-91
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Hersey Hawkins 80 38.9 22.1 0.6 3.3 3.9 3.7 2.2 0.5 2.7 2.3 7.4 15.6 .472 1.4 3.4 .400 6.0 6.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Hersey Hawkins 8 41.1 20.9 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.4 2.5 1.3 2.0 3.6 5.9 12.6 .465 1.8 3.3 .538 7.4 7.9 .937

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1965-661991-92
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Hersey Hawkins 81 37.2 19.0 0.7 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.9 0.5 2.3 2.1 6.4 13.9 .462 1.1 2.8 .397 5.0 5.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Hersey Hawkins ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1966-671992-93
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Hersey Hawkins 81 36.8 20.3 1.1 3.1 4.3 3.9 1.7 0.4 2.2 2.3 6.8 14.5 .470 1.5 3.8 .397 5.2 6.0 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Hersey Hawkins ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1967-681993-94
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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
Hersey Hawkins 82 32.3 14.4 1.1 3.5 4.6 2.6 1.6 0.3 1.9 2.0 4.8 10.5 .460 1.0 2.9 .332 3.8 4.4 .862
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
Hersey Hawkins ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1968-691994-95
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsHornets 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
Hersey Hawkins 82 33.3 14.3 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.2 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.2 4.8 9.9 .482 1.6 3.6 .440 3.2 3.7 .867
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
Hersey Hawkins 4 32.5 11.3 1.3 4.0 5.3 2.0 1.5 0.5 2.3 3.3 3.3 8.0 .406 1.0 3.3 .308 3.8 4.3 .882

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1969-701995-96
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost NBA 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 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Hersey Hawkins 82 34.4 15.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.7 1.8 0.2 2.0 2.1 5.4 11.4 .473 1.8 4.6 .384 3.0 3.5 .874
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
Hersey Hawkins 21 34.0 12.3 0.8 2.2 3.0 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.6 2.6 3.6 8.0 .452 1.0 3.0 .344 4.0 4.5 .895

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1970-711996-97
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Hersey Hawkins 82 33.6 13.9 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.0 1.9 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.5 9.7 .464 1.7 4.3 .403 3.1 3.6 .875
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
Hersey Hawkins 12 40.3 15.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 2.8 2.5 0.3 1.8 2.7 5.2 11.0 .470 2.3 4.9 .458 2.7 2.9 .914

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1971-721997-98
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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
Hersey Hawkins 82 31.7 10.5 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.7 1.8 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.4 7.8 .440 1.5 3.7 .415 2.2 2.5 .868
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
Hersey Hawkins 10 33.8 13.4 1.7 4.0 5.7 3.6 1.8 0.1 0.9 2.4 4.1 8.8 .466 1.7 4.3 .395 3.5 4.0 .875

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1972-731998-99
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Hersey Hawkins 50 32.9 10.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.5 1.6 0.4 1.6 1.8 3.4 8.2 .419 1.1 3.6 .306 2.4 2.6 .902
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
Hersey Hawkins ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season 1973-741999-00
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
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 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
Hersey Hawkins 61 26.6 7.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.6 2.4 2.6 6.1 .424 0.9 2.3 .390 1.8 2.0 .899
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
Hersey Hawkins ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dave DeBusschere Hersey Hawkins
Season -2000-01
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets 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 ------- --- ----------
Hersey Hawkins 59 11.5 3.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.3 .409 0.3 0.8 .370 0.9 1.1 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Hersey Hawkins 6 8.2 2.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.3 .375 0.2 0.7 .250 0.8 1.2 .714