Dave DeBusschere vs. Dan Roundfield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dan Roundfield 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 more than Dan Roundfield, who played 11. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Dan Roundfield had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Dan Roundfield 11 7 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1962-631976-77
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Dan Roundfield 61 27.0 13.9 2.9 5.6 8.5 1.1 1.0 2.1 - 4.0 5.6 12.0 .466 - - - 2.7 3.9 .686
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1963-641977-78
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Dan Roundfield 79 30.7 13.4 3.5 6.7 10.2 2.5 1.0 1.9 2.5 3.8 5.3 10.9 .489 - - - 2.8 3.8 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1964-651978-79
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Dan Roundfield 80 31.7 15.3 4.1 6.7 10.8 1.6 1.1 2.2 2.6 4.5 5.8 11.5 .504 - - - 3.8 5.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield 9 37.6 17.6 4.9 6.9 11.8 2.8 0.9 2.6 2.6 4.9 6.8 14.8 .459 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1965-661979-80
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Dan Roundfield 81 32.0 16.5 3.6 6.7 10.3 2.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 3.9 6.2 12.4 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.7 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield 5 34.8 17.2 5.0 6.6 11.6 2.2 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.4 6.4 13.8 .464 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 7.0 .629

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1966-671980-81
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Dan Roundfield 63 33.8 17.6 3.7 6.4 10.1 2.6 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.1 6.8 12.8 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.6 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1967-681981-82
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisHawks Lost East 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 80 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Dan Roundfield 61 36.3 18.6 3.7 8.1 11.8 2.7 1.0 1.5 3.0 3.4 7.0 14.9 .466 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 6.1 .760
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
Dan Roundfield 2 42.5 21.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 8.5 18.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 7.0 .571

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1968-691982-83
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsHawks Lost East 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 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Dan Roundfield 77 36.5 19.0 3.4 8.1 11.4 2.9 0.8 1.5 3.2 3.1 7.3 15.5 .470 0.1 0.4 .185 4.4 5.8 .749
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
Dan Roundfield 3 41.3 17.7 2.0 12.0 14.0 3.3 1.3 1.3 3.7 1.7 8.0 16.7 .480 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 3.7 .455

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1969-701983-84
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 79 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Dan Roundfield 73 35.8 18.9 2.8 7.1 9.9 2.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 3.0 6.9 14.2 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 5.1 6.7 .770
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
Dan Roundfield 5 38.2 17.2 2.4 6.4 8.8 1.6 0.4 1.4 3.8 3.2 6.0 13.8 .435 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.0 7.0 .714

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1970-711984-85
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsPistons 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Dan Roundfield 56 26.6 10.9 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.8 0.5 1.0 2.2 2.6 4.2 9.0 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.2 .781
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
Dan Roundfield 9 23.9 9.1 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 7.6 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 1.9 .941

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1971-721985-86
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East 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 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Dan Roundfield 79 29.4 11.6 2.7 5.5 8.1 2.1 0.5 0.6 2.4 2.5 4.1 8.4 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.6 .754
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
Dan Roundfield 5 35.4 14.0 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1972-731986-87
Team New York KnicksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Dan Roundfield 36 18.6 6.6 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.1 2.5 6.1 .409 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.0 .792
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Dan Roundfield
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 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 %
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------