Nemanja Bjelica vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021) 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.