Alex Caruso vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.