Dave DeBusschere vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Russ Lee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Russ Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Russ Lee 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 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * Russ Lee 0.2 (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.