Dave DeBusschere vs. Vernon Maxwell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vernon Maxwell 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 Vernon Maxwell, who played 13. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Vernon Maxwell 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13
Rookie Season
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1962-63	1988-89
Team	Detroit Pistons	San Antonio Spurs
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
Vernon Maxwell	79	26.1	11.7	0.6	1.9	2.6	3.8	1.1	0.1	2.3	1.7	4.5	10.5	.432	0.4	1.6	.248	2.3	3.1	.745
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
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1965-66	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
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
Vernon Maxwell	80	33.8	17.2	0.5	2.6	3.0	4.1	1.3	0.4	2.2	2.5	6.3	15.2	.413	2.0	5.9	.342	2.6	3.3	.772
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1966-67	1992-93
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets 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	78	37.1	18.2	-	-	11.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	16.4	.415	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.705
Vernon Maxwell	71	31.7	13.8	0.4	2.7	3.1	4.2	1.2	0.1	2.0	1.7	4.9	12.1	.407	1.7	5.1	.332	2.3	3.2	.719
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vernon Maxwell	9	34.2	14.0	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.6	1.2	0.2	1.9	1.9	5.2	13.0	.402	1.2	5.1	.239	2.3	2.7	.875

Season 6
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1967-68	1993-94
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	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	80	39.1	17.9	-	-	13.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	7.2	16.2	.442	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.664
Vernon Maxwell	75	34.3	13.6	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.1	1.7	0.3	2.5	1.9	5.1	13.0	.389	1.6	5.4	.298	1.9	2.5	.749
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
Vernon Maxwell	23	38.3	13.8	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.2	0.9	0.1	2.1	2.4	5.1	13.7	.376	2.0	6.0	.326	1.6	2.3	.685

Season 7
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1968-69	1994-95
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
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
Vernon Maxwell	64	31.8	13.3	0.3	2.3	2.6	4.3	1.2	0.2	2.1	2.5	4.8	12.1	.394	2.2	6.9	.324	1.5	2.3	.688
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
Vernon Maxwell	1	16.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	7.0	.143	0.0	2.0	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000

Season 8
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1969-70	1995-96
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
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	79	33.3	14.6	-	-	10.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	13.7	.451	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688
Vernon Maxwell	75	32.9	16.2	0.5	2.5	3.1	4.4	1.3	0.2	2.9	2.4	5.5	14.0	.390	1.9	6.1	.317	3.3	4.4	.756
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
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1970-71	1996-97
Team	New York Knicks	San Antonio Spurs
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	81	35.7	15.6	-	-	11.1	2.7	-	-	-	2.9	6.5	15.3	.421	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.696
Vernon Maxwell	72	28.7	12.9	0.4	1.8	2.2	2.1	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.3	4.7	12.6	.375	1.6	5.2	.309	1.9	2.5	.744
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
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1971-72	1997-98
Team	New York Knicks	Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets
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
Vernon Maxwell	42	15.1	6.9	0.3	1.0	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.7	2.5	6.1	.399	0.9	2.7	.330	1.1	1.4	.800
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
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1972-73	1998-99
Team	New York Knicks	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Kings Lost West 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
Vernon Maxwell	46	21.9	10.7	0.3	1.6	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.1	1.5	2.4	3.6	9.2	.390	1.7	5.0	.346	1.8	2.5	.737
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
Vernon Maxwell	5	25.8	11.2	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.0	1.2	0.0	1.2	2.4	3.8	12.0	.317	2.2	7.0	.314	1.4	2.0	.700

Season 12
	Dave DeBusschere	Vernon Maxwell
Season	1973-74	1999-00
Team	New York Knicks	Seattle Supersonics
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
Vernon Maxwell	47	21.0	10.9	0.3	1.4	1.7	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.1	1.8	3.6	10.4	.345	1.4	4.7	.300	2.3	3.1	.730
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
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-