Ira Bowman vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.