Dave DeBusschere vs. Nazr Mohammed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nazr Mohammed 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, 6 less than Nazr Mohammed, who played 18. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Nazr Mohammed had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1962-63	1998-99
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	76ers 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	29.4	12.7	-	-	8.7	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	5.1	11.8	.430	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.718
Nazr Mohammed	26	4.7	1.6	0.7	0.7	1.4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.6	1.6	.357	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.571
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
Nazr Mohammed	3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 4
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1965-66	2001-02
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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
Nazr Mohammed	82	26.4	9.7	3.0	5.0	7.9	0.4	0.8	0.7	1.4	3.1	4.0	8.7	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.7	.617
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nazr Mohammed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1966-67	2002-03
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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
Nazr Mohammed	35	12.7	4.6	1.3	2.3	3.7	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.7	2.3	1.9	4.5	.421	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.2	.634
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nazr Mohammed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1967-68	2003-04
Team	Detroit Pistons	Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	Knicks 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
Nazr Mohammed	80	20.1	7.4	2.2	3.7	5.9	0.5	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.4	3.1	5.9	.521	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.1	.592
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
Nazr Mohammed	4	24.3	10.3	2.5	3.3	5.8	0.3	1.5	0.8	1.8	4.5	3.8	7.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.0	.688

Season 7
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1968-69	2004-05
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	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	76	38.7	16.3	-	-	11.7	2.5	-	-	-	3.8	6.7	15.0	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.698
Nazr Mohammed	77	25.1	9.5	3.2	4.4	7.6	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.4	3.1	3.8	7.8	.480	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.9	.674
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
Nazr Mohammed	23	23.1	7.1	3.3	3.4	6.7	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.0	2.8	2.9	5.4	.528	0.0	0.0	1.000	1.3	2.0	.638

Season 8
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1969-70	2005-06
Team	New York Knicks	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Spurs 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	79	33.3	14.6	-	-	10.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	13.7	.451	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688
Nazr Mohammed	80	17.4	6.2	2.0	3.2	5.2	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.1	2.8	2.4	4.7	.504	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.8	.785
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
Nazr Mohammed	8	11.8	4.5	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.1	0.4	0.8	1.0	2.1	1.4	1.9	.733	0.1	0.1	1.000	1.6	2.3	.722

Season 9
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1970-71	2006-07
Team	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Pistons 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
Nazr Mohammed	51	15.2	5.6	1.7	2.7	4.5	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.8	2.6	2.3	4.4	.532	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.6	.610
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
Nazr Mohammed	2	3.0	2.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000

Season 10
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1971-72	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	Did 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
Nazr Mohammed	82	20.1	7.8	2.4	3.7	6.0	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.8	3.3	6.4	.515	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.0	.583
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
Nazr Mohammed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1972-73	2008-09
Team	New York Knicks	Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did 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
Nazr Mohammed	39	8.7	2.7	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.1	2.6	.406	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.550
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
Nazr Mohammed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Dave DeBusschere	Nazr Mohammed
Season	1973-74	2009-10
Team	New York Knicks	Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Bobcats 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	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
Nazr Mohammed	58	17.0	7.9	2.0	3.3	5.2	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.9	1.8	3.3	5.9	.553	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.2	.648
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
Nazr Mohammed	4	12.0	6.0	1.3	0.8	2.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	3.3	2.8	4.8	.579	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667