Dave DeBusschere vs. Otto Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Otto Porter Jr. 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 more than Otto Porter Jr., who played 11. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Otto Porter Jr. 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
Otto Porter Jr. 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1962-632013-14
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisWizards 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
Otto Porter Jr. 37 8.6 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.5 .363 0.1 0.6 .190 0.2 0.3 .667
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
Otto Porter Jr. 3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1963-642014-15
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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
Otto Porter Jr. 74 19.4 6.0 0.9 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.3 .450 0.5 1.4 .337 0.8 1.1 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Otto Porter Jr. 10 33.1 10.0 2.4 5.6 8.0 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.6 1.6 3.9 8.8 .443 1.2 3.2 .375 1.0 2.1 .476

Season 3
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1964-652015-16
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
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
Otto Porter Jr. 75 30.3 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.2 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.9 2.2 4.5 9.6 .473 1.3 3.6 .367 1.3 1.7 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1965-662016-17
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Otto Porter Jr. 80 32.6 13.4 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.6 2.4 5.2 10.0 .516 1.9 4.3 .434 1.2 1.5 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Otto Porter Jr. 13 32.9 12.2 1.2 5.8 6.9 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.5 8.4 .532 0.8 3.0 .282 2.4 2.7 .886

Season 5
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1966-672017-18
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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
Otto Porter Jr. 77 31.6 14.7 1.3 5.1 6.4 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.8 11.5 .503 1.8 4.1 .441 1.4 1.7 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Otto Porter Jr. 5 31.6 10.0 0.2 4.8 5.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 1.2 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 2.4 .417 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 6
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1967-682018-19
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 56 30.1 13.9 1.0 4.6 5.6 2.1 1.5 0.6 1.2 1.9 5.3 11.5 .465 1.9 4.6 .406 1.4 1.7 .813
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1968-692019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 14 23.6 11.9 0.9 2.5 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.8 2.2 4.4 10.0 .443 1.7 4.4 .387 1.4 1.9 .704
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1969-702020-21
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 28 21.7 9.7 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.5 3.5 8.1 .432 1.4 3.7 .375 1.3 1.5 .857
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1970-712021-22
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Otto Porter Jr. 63 22.2 8.2 1.4 4.4 5.7 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 3.1 6.6 .464 1.3 3.4 .370 0.8 1.0 .803
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
Otto Porter Jr. 19 19.5 5.4 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.1 .494 1.0 2.5 .404 0.4 0.5 .778

Season 10
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1971-722022-23
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 8 18.3 5.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.9 3.8 .500 0.8 2.1 .353 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1972-732023-24
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. 15 11.6 2.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.9 2.2 .424 0.5 1.5 .348 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Dave DeBusschere Otto Porter Jr.
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Otto Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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