Tom Copa vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere and Tom Copa 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

Tom Copa

vs.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Copa: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Tom Copa 1 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa 48 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Tom Copa 36 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Tom Copa 3 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Tom Copa 2 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Tom Copa 6 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Tom Copa 33 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa .550 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa .308 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 (1992) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 (1992) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 (1992) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Tom Copa 0 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - 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.