Jim Ard vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.