Dave DeBusschere vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Otis Thorpe 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 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.