Dave DeBusschere vs. Will Perdue Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dave DeBusschere 12 8 1962-63 to 1973-74
Will Perdue 13 10 1988-89 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1962-631988-89
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisBulls 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 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Will Perdue 30 6.3 2.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.0 2.4 .403 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .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
Will Perdue 3 7.3 4.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1963-641989-90
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Will Perdue 77 11.5 3.8 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.9 1.4 3.5 .414 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 13 6.0 3.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.2 .464 0.1 0.2 .500 1.0 1.4 .722

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1964-651990-91
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Will Perdue 74 13.1 4.1 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.0 1.6 3.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 17 11.6 4.1 1.9 1.9 3.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.8 2.4 1.7 3.1 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .545

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1965-661991-92
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Will Perdue 77 13.1 4.5 1.4 2.6 4.1 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.7 2.0 3.6 .547 0.0 0.0 .500 0.6 1.2 .495
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 18 8.7 2.5 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.1 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 1.1 .450

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1966-671992-93
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Will Perdue 72 13.9 4.7 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.9 1.9 3.4 .557 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 13 7.8 1.9 1.2 1.2 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1967-681993-94
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisDid 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
Will Perdue 43 9.2 2.7 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 2.6 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .719
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
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1968-691994-95
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsBulls 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 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Will Perdue 78 20.4 8.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 1.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 2.8 3.3 5.9 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .582
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
Will Perdue 10 17.6 5.0 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.0 2.7 1.9 3.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .571

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1969-701995-96
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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
Will Perdue 80 17.5 5.2 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.1 2.3 2.2 4.1 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .536
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
Will Perdue 10 24.2 7.4 2.6 5.3 7.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.4 2.9 4.2 .690 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1970-711996-97
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Will Perdue 65 29.5 8.7 3.9 6.0 9.8 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.3 2.8 3.6 6.3 .568 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.6 .579
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
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1971-721997-98
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Will Perdue 79 18.9 5.0 2.2 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.1 3.7 .549 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .526
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
Will Perdue 9 21.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.9 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1972-731998-99
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Will Perdue 37 12.0 2.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.0 1.6 .633 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .538
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
Will Perdue 12 7.2 1.1 0.8 1.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.7 0.5 0.9 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season 1973-741999-00
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 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
Will Perdue 67 15.1 2.5 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 .351 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.6 .476
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
Will Perdue ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dave DeBusschere Will Perdue
Season -2000-01
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 13 4.5 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Will Perdue 3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000