Dave DeBusschere vs. Paul Mokeski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Mokeski 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 and Paul Mokeski both played 12 years in the NBA. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Paul Mokeski had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Paul Mokeski	12	9	1979-80 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1962-63	1979-80
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
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
Paul Mokeski	12	9.4	2.4	1.2	1.3	2.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.8	2.0	0.9	2.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.778

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
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1963-64	1980-81
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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	15	20.3	8.6	-	-	7.0	1.5	-	-	-	2.1	3.5	8.9	.391	-	-	-	1.7	2.9	.581
Paul Mokeski	80	22.7	7.1	1.8	3.5	5.2	1.7	0.5	0.9	2.0	3.3	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.5	.600

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1964-65	1981-82
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
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	35.1	16.7	-	-	11.1	3.2	-	-	-	3.1	6.4	15.1	.425	-	-	-	3.9	5.5	.700
Paul Mokeski	67	13.0	3.2	0.9	2.2	3.1	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.8	2.6	1.3	2.9	.435	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Mokeski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1965-66	1982-83
Team	Detroit Pistons	Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks 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	79	34.1	16.4	-	-	11.6	2.6	-	-	-	3.2	6.6	16.3	.408	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.659
Paul Mokeski	73	15.5	3.9	1.0	2.5	3.6	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.9	3.1	1.6	3.6	.458	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Mokeski	4	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 5
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1966-67	1983-84
Team	Detroit Pistons	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks 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	78	37.1	18.2	-	-	11.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	16.4	.415	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.705
Paul Mokeski	68	12.3	3.8	0.8	1.7	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.6	2.5	1.5	3.1	.479	0.0	0.0	.333	0.7	1.1	.694

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Mokeski	16	20.1	6.1	1.3	4.3	5.5	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	3.9	2.1	3.9	.540	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.8	.667


Season 6
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1967-68	1984-85
Team	Detroit Pistons	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	Bucks 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	39.1	17.9	-	-	13.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	7.2	16.2	.442	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.664
Paul Mokeski	79	20.1	6.2	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.3	0.4	0.4	1.1	3.4	2.6	5.4	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.5	.698

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
Paul Mokeski	8	19.3	5.5	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.5	2.0	4.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000


Season 7
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1968-69	1985-86
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	Bucks 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	76	38.7	16.3	-	-	11.7	2.5	-	-	-	3.8	6.7	15.0	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.698
Paul Mokeski	45	11.6	3.2	0.8	2.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.0	1.3	3.1	.424	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.735

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
Paul Mokeski	14	7.2	2.4	0.4	1.4	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.9	1.0	1.9	.519	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.6	.667


Season 8
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1969-70	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks 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	33.3	14.6	-	-	10.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	13.7	.451	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688
Paul Mokeski	62	10.1	2.4	0.7	1.5	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.4	2.0	0.8	2.1	.403	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.0	.719

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
Paul Mokeski	12	8.9	2.3	1.0	1.4	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.8	0.7	1.8	.364	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.3	.800


Season 9
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1970-71	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Bucks 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	81	35.7	15.6	-	-	11.1	2.7	-	-	-	2.9	6.5	15.3	.421	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.696
Paul Mokeski	60	14.1	4.2	1.2	2.5	3.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.8	3.2	1.7	3.5	.476	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.2	.708

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
Paul Mokeski	4	10.0	3.5	1.3	1.0	2.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.5	.357	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.667


Season 10
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1971-72	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	Bucks 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
Paul Mokeski	74	9.3	2.2	0.9	1.7	2.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.5	2.1	0.8	2.2	.360	0.1	0.4	.269	0.5	0.7	.784

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
Paul Mokeski	5	12.2	4.6	1.6	1.8	3.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	3.2	1.6	2.8	.571	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.2	1.6	.750


Season 11
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1972-73	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers 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
Paul Mokeski	38	11.8	4.0	0.7	1.9	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.7	2.0	1.7	3.9	.420	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.694

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
Paul Mokeski	3	3.3	1.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 12
	Dave DeBusschere	Paul Mokeski
Season	1973-74	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Warriors 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	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
Paul Mokeski	36	7.1	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.9	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.6	0.6	1.6	.356	0.1	0.3	.333	0.3	0.4	.800

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
Paul Mokeski	3	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Dave DeBusschere vs. Paul Mokeski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Mokeski 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12