Dave DeBusschere vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Dave DeBusschere that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dave DeBusschere

vs.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.