Dave DeBusschere vs. Mario Elie Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mario Elie 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.

Mario Elie

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Mario Elie: 1990-91 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Mario Elie 3

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Mario Elie 11

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Mario Elie 11

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Mario Elie 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Mario Elie 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Mario Elie 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Mario Elie 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 Mario Elie 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Mario Elie 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Mario Elie 2.6

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Mario Elie 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Mario Elie 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Mario Elie 6,265

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Mario Elie 2,017

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Mario Elie 1,875

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Mario Elie 671

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Mario Elie 129

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Mario Elie 732

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Mario Elie .473

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Mario Elie .365

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Mario Elie .854

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Mario Elie 11.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Mario Elie 3.4 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Mario Elie 4.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Mario Elie 1.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Mario Elie 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Mario Elie 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Mario Elie 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Mario Elie 2.3

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Mario Elie 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Mario Elie 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Mario Elie 985

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Mario Elie 342

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Mario Elie 264

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Mario Elie 94

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Mario Elie 16

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Mario Elie 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Mario Elie .452

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Mario Elie .367

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Mario Elie .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Mario Elie 12.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Mario Elie 5.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Mario Elie 3.8 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Mario Elie 1.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * Mario Elie 0.4 (1996)

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.