Dave DeBusschere vs. Gary Harris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Harris 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, 2 more than Gary Harris, who played 10. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Gary Harris had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Gary Harris 10 3 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1962-632014-15
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
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
Gary Harris 55 13.1 3.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.2 3.9 .304 0.4 1.9 .204 0.6 0.9 .745
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1963-642015-16
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
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
Gary Harris 76 32.1 12.3 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.9 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.9 4.7 10.1 .469 1.4 3.9 .354 1.4 1.8 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1964-652016-17
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Gary Harris 57 31.3 14.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.9 1.2 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.6 11.2 .502 1.9 4.5 .420 1.8 2.4 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Gary Harris 67 34.4 17.5 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.9 1.8 0.2 1.8 1.8 6.6 13.6 .485 2.3 5.9 .396 2.0 2.4 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1966-672018-19
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Gary Harris 57 28.8 12.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.0 4.7 11.2 .424 1.4 4.2 .339 2.0 2.5 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Gary Harris 14 36.9 14.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.8 2.7 5.2 11.3 .462 1.4 4.1 .351 2.4 2.7 .868

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1967-682019-20
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Gary Harris 56 31.8 10.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.1 1.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.9 9.3 .420 1.3 3.8 .333 1.3 1.6 .815
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
Gary Harris 14 27.1 7.4 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 3.2 2.4 6.4 .378 1.4 3.7 .365 1.2 1.6 .773

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksDenver Nuggets, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Gary Harris 39 27.7 9.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.8 3.5 8.8 .400 1.2 3.6 .340 1.6 2.0 .821
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1969-702021-22
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
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 79 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Gary Harris 61 28.4 11.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.9 9.1 .434 1.9 5.0 .384 1.4 1.6 .874
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1970-712022-23
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Gary Harris 48 24.7 8.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.9 2.9 6.4 .450 2.0 4.5 .431 0.6 0.6 .900
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1971-722023-24
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsMagic 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
Gary Harris 54 24.0 6.9 0.4 1.2 1.7 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.5 .441 1.4 3.8 .371 0.6 0.8 .756
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
Gary Harris 6 26.5 4.2 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 3.0 1.3 4.7 .286 1.2 3.7 .318 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA 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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Gary Harris
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------
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
Gary Harris ------- --- ----------