Nate Darling vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Nate Darling 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

Nate Darling

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Darling: 2020-21 to 2020-21
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Nate Darling 1 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Darling 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Nate Darling 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Darling 9 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Nate Darling 1 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Nate Darling 1 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Nate Darling 1 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Nate Darling 7 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Darling .286 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Nate Darling .286 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Darling 1.000 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Darling 1.3 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Darling 0.0 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling 0.1 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Nate Darling 0 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Darling - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) *

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.