Dave DeBusschere vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Herm Schaefer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.