Samuel Dalembert vs. Dave DeBusschere Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave DeBusschere and Samuel Dalembert, 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.

Samuel Dalembert played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dave DeBusschere, who played 12. Samuel Dalembert had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Dave DeBusschere had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2001-02	1962-63
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons Lost West Div 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		%
Samuel Dalembert	34	5.2	1.5	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.6	1.5	.440	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.5	.389
Dave DeBusschere	80	29.4	12.7	-	-	8.7	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	5.1	11.8	.430	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.718
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave DeBusschere	4	39.8	20.0	-	-	15.8	1.5	-	-	-	3.5	6.3	14.8	.424	-	-	-	7.5	11.0	.682

Note: Samuel Dalembert didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 4
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2005-06	1965-66
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
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		%
Samuel Dalembert	66	26.7	7.3	2.4	5.8	8.2	0.4	0.5	2.4	1.6	3.7	3.0	5.6	.531	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.0	.705
Dave DeBusschere	79	34.1	16.4	-	-	11.6	2.6	-	-	-	3.2	6.6	16.3	.408	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.659
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2006-07	1966-67
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
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		%
Samuel Dalembert	82	30.9	10.7	2.9	6.0	8.9	0.8	0.6	1.9	2.0	3.5	4.3	8.0	.541	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.7	.746
Dave DeBusschere	78	37.1	18.2	-	-	11.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	16.4	.415	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.705
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2007-08	1967-68
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons Lost East Div 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		%
Samuel Dalembert	82	33.2	10.5	3.7	6.6	10.4	0.5	0.5	2.3	1.9	3.3	4.1	8.1	.513	0.0	0.0	.000	2.3	3.2	.707
Dave DeBusschere	80	39.1	17.9	-	-	13.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	7.2	16.2	.442	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.664
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	6	32.2	9.0	3.3	6.2	9.5	0.5	0.3	1.7	1.7	2.8	3.2	7.5	.422	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.2	.842
Dave DeBusschere	6	43.8	19.3	-	-	16.2	2.2	-	-	-	3.8	7.5	17.7	.425	-	-	-	4.3	7.5	.578

Season 7
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2008-09	1968-69
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Div 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		%
Samuel Dalembert	82	24.8	6.4	2.6	5.9	8.5	0.2	0.4	1.8	1.4	3.0	2.6	5.3	.498	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.5	.734
Dave DeBusschere	76	38.7	16.3	-	-	11.7	2.5	-	-	-	3.8	6.7	15.0	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.698
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	6	22.2	5.8	1.7	6.2	7.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	1.0	4.0	2.7	4.2	.640	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.7	.750
Dave DeBusschere	10	41.9	16.3	-	-	14.8	3.3	-	-	-	4.3	6.1	17.4	.351	-	-	-	4.1	5.0	.820

Season 8
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2009-10	1969-70
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Samuel Dalembert	82	25.9	8.1	2.9	6.6	9.6	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.5	3.1	3.5	6.4	.545	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.729
Dave DeBusschere	79	33.3	14.6	-	-	10.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	13.7	.451	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave DeBusschere	19	36.9	16.1	-	-	11.6	2.4	-	-	-	3.3	6.8	16.3	.421	-	-	-	2.4	3.6	.662

Season 9
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2010-11	1970-71
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
Samuel Dalembert	80	24.2	8.1	2.7	5.6	8.2	0.8	0.5	1.5	1.7	2.8	3.4	7.1	.473	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	1.9	.730
Dave DeBusschere	81	35.7	15.6	-	-	11.1	2.7	-	-	-	2.9	6.5	15.3	.421	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.696
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave DeBusschere	12	40.7	16.4	-	-	13.0	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	7.0	16.8	.416	-	-	-	2.4	3.7	.659

Season 10
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2011-12	1971-72
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
Samuel Dalembert	65	22.2	7.5	2.4	4.6	7.0	0.5	0.6	1.7	1.3	2.5	3.1	6.1	.506	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	1.7	.796
Dave DeBusschere	80	38.4	15.4	-	-	11.3	3.6	-	-	-	2.7	6.5	15.2	.427	-	-	-	2.4	3.3	.728
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave DeBusschere	16	38.5	16.6	-	-	12.1	2.3	-	-	-	3.2	6.8	15.1	.450	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750

Season 11
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2012-13	1972-73
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Samuel Dalembert	47	16.3	6.7	2.2	3.6	5.9	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.1	1.9	2.9	5.4	.542	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.8	1.2	.691
Dave DeBusschere	77	36.7	16.3	-	-	10.2	3.4	-	-	-	2.8	6.9	15.9	.435	-	-	-	2.5	3.4	.746
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	1	9.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	4.0	.250
Dave DeBusschere	17	37.2	15.6	-	-	10.5	3.4	-	-	-	3.4	6.9	15.6	.442	-	-	-	1.8	2.4	.775

Season 12
	Samuel Dalembert	Dave DeBusschere
Season	2013-14	1973-74
Team	Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
Samuel Dalembert	80	20.2	6.6	2.5	4.3	6.8	0.5	0.5	1.2	1.1	2.6	2.7	4.7	.568	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	1.7	.737
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Samuel Dalembert	7	19.3	4.6	3.3	5.1	8.4	0.0	0.3	1.4	0.6	2.1	1.6	3.4	.458	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.1	.667
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