Rick Barry vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dave DeBusschere 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dave DeBusschere 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dave DeBusschere 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dave DeBusschere 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 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 Rick Barry 23.2 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.