John Battle vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals John Battle 273 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists John Battle 80 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals John Battle 13 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.