Earl Cureton vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.