Shane Battier vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Battier 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.