Joe Cooper vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Joe Cooper 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - 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.