M.L. Carr vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team M.L. Carr 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Dave DeBusschere 6

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Dave DeBusschere 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) 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. 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.