Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Dave DeBusschere 8

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Dave DeBusschere 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Dave DeBusschere 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Dave DeBusschere 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Dave DeBusschere 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Dave DeBusschere 6

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Dave DeBusschere 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Dave DeBusschere 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Dave DeBusschere 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.