Dave DeBusschere vs. Orlando Woolridge Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Orlando Woolridge 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, 1 less than Orlando Woolridge, who played 13. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Orlando Woolridge had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13
Rookie Season
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1962-63	1981-82
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	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	29.4	12.7	-	-	8.7	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	5.1	11.8	.430	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.718
Orlando Woolridge	75	15.8	7.3	1.1	1.9	3.0	1.1	0.3	0.3	1.4	2.0	2.7	5.3	.513	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.7	.699
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
Orlando Woolridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1965-66	1984-85
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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	34.1	16.4	-	-	11.6	2.6	-	-	-	3.2	6.6	16.3	.408	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.659
Orlando Woolridge	77	36.6	22.9	2.1	3.6	5.6	1.8	0.8	0.5	2.3	2.4	8.8	15.9	.554	0.0	0.1	.000	5.3	6.8	.785
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Orlando Woolridge	4	41.8	20.5	1.5	1.8	3.3	2.0	1.5	0.3	3.0	4.8	8.5	17.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	4.5	.778

Season 5
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1966-67	1985-86
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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	78	37.1	18.2	-	-	11.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	16.4	.415	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.705
Orlando Woolridge	70	32.1	20.7	2.1	2.9	5.0	3.0	0.7	0.7	2.5	2.7	7.7	15.6	.495	0.1	0.3	.174	5.2	6.6	.788
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Orlando Woolridge	3	45.0	21.0	2.0	2.7	4.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	1.3	4.0	8.3	20.7	.403	0.0	0.3	.000	4.3	5.0	.867

Season 6
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1967-68	1986-87
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	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	39.1	17.9	-	-	13.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	7.2	16.2	.442	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.664
Orlando Woolridge	75	35.2	20.7	1.6	3.3	4.9	3.5	0.7	1.1	2.8	3.2	7.4	14.2	.521	0.0	0.1	.125	5.8	7.5	.777
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
Orlando Woolridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1968-69	1987-88
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div 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	76	38.7	16.3	-	-	11.7	2.5	-	-	-	3.8	6.7	15.0	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.698
Orlando Woolridge	19	32.7	16.4	1.6	3.2	4.8	3.7	0.7	1.1	2.5	3.8	5.8	13.0	.445	0.0	0.1	.000	4.8	6.8	.708
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
Orlando Woolridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1969-70	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers 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
Orlando Woolridge	74	20.1	9.7	1.1	2.6	3.6	0.8	0.4	0.9	1.4	1.8	3.1	6.7	.468	0.0	0.0	.000	3.4	4.6	.738
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
Orlando Woolridge	15	18.4	8.1	1.3	3.3	4.7	1.1	0.1	1.0	1.5	2.3	2.6	5.0	.520	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.1	.710

Season 9
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1970-71	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Lakers 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
Orlando Woolridge	62	22.9	12.7	0.8	2.2	3.0	1.5	0.6	0.7	1.2	2.6	4.9	8.9	.556	0.0	0.1	.000	2.8	3.9	.733
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
Orlando Woolridge	9	22.1	11.8	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	2.8	4.4	7.8	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.1	.703

Season 10
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1971-72	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Denver Nuggets
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
Orlando Woolridge	53	34.4	25.1	2.7	4.2	6.8	2.2	1.3	0.4	2.9	2.7	9.2	18.5	.498	0.0	0.1	.000	6.6	8.3	.797
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
Orlando Woolridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1972-73	1991-92
Team	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pistons 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	77	36.7	16.3	-	-	10.2	3.4	-	-	-	2.8	6.9	15.9	.435	-	-	-	2.5	3.4	.746
Orlando Woolridge	82	25.8	14.0	1.3	1.8	3.2	1.1	0.5	0.4	1.6	1.9	5.5	11.1	.498	0.0	0.1	.111	2.9	4.3	.683
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
Orlando Woolridge	5	25.6	11.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	1.2	2.8	4.6	10.4	.442	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.2	.563

Season 12
	Dave DeBusschere	Orlando Woolridge
Season	1973-74	1992-93
Team	New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 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	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
Orlando Woolridge	58	26.8	12.0	1.5	1.7	3.2	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.4	2.1	5.0	10.3	.482	0.0	0.2	.000	2.1	3.1	.678
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
Orlando Woolridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-