Dave DeBusschere vs. Bob Ferry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Ferry and Dave DeBusschere, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave DeBusschere played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Bob Ferry, who played 10. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Bob Ferry had his rookie season in 1959-60. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dave DeBusschere 12 8 1962-63 to 1973-74
Bob Ferry 10 6 1959-60 to 1968-69

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1962-631959-60
Team Detroit PistonsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Bob Ferry 62 14.1 5.9 - - 3.8 0.6 - - - 2.1 2.3 5.5 .426 - - - 1.2 1.9 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 4 39.8 20.0 - - 15.8 1.5 - - - 3.5 6.3 14.8 .424 - - - 7.5 11.0 .682
Bob Ferry 11 5.1 2.2 - - 1.4 0.0 - - - 0.9 0.9 1.7 .526 - - - 0.4 0.6 .571

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1963-641960-61
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Bob Ferry 79 21.0 11.3 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 2.6 4.4 9.8 .451 - - - 2.4 3.2 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Bob Ferry 5 33.4 20.2 - - 12.6 2.2 - - - 2.4 6.0 14.8 .405 - - - 8.2 9.8 .837

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1964-651961-62
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Bob Ferry 80 24.0 13.9 - - 6.3 1.8 - - - 2.5 5.1 11.7 .438 - - - 3.6 5.3 .678
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Bob Ferry 9 18.4 11.1 - - 4.6 1.4 - - - 2.2 4.1 9.0 .457 - - - 2.9 4.8 .605

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1965-661962-63
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Bob Ferry 79 31.4 13.6 - - 6.8 2.2 - - - 3.1 5.4 12.5 .433 - - - 2.8 4.3 .649
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Bob Ferry 4 35.8 12.0 - - 8.8 2.8 - - - 2.5 5.0 11.3 .444 - - - 2.0 6.0 .333

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1966-671963-64
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Bob Ferry 74 20.6 10.6 - - 5.8 1.3 - - - 2.4 4.0 9.1 .445 - - - 2.5 3.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1967-681964-65
Team Detroit PistonsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisBullets Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 80 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Bob Ferry 77 16.6 5.3 - - 4.6 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.9 4.4 .423 - - - 1.6 2.6 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 6 43.8 19.3 - - 16.2 2.2 - - - 3.8 7.5 17.7 .425 - - - 4.3 7.5 .578
Bob Ferry 10 6.7 1.6 - - 1.9 0.8 - - - 0.8 0.7 1.6 .438 - - - 0.2 0.9 .222

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1968-691965-66
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsBullets Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Bob Ferry 66 18.6 7.3 - - 5.1 1.7 - - - 2.0 2.8 6.9 .411 - - - 1.6 2.4 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 10 41.9 16.3 - - 14.8 3.3 - - - 4.3 6.1 17.4 .351 - - - 4.1 5.0 .820
Bob Ferry 3 27.3 10.3 - - 8.3 1.0 - - - 3.3 3.7 6.7 .550 - - - 3.0 4.3 .692

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1969-701966-67
Team New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 79 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Bob Ferry 51 19.4 6.5 - - 5.1 1.8 - - - 1.9 2.6 6.2 .419 - - - 1.4 2.2 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 19 36.9 16.1 - - 11.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.8 16.3 .421 - - - 2.4 3.6 .662
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1970-711967-68
Team New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Bob Ferry 59 14.3 5.6 - - 3.2 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.2 5.3 .412 - - - 1.2 2.0 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 12 40.7 16.4 - - 13.0 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 16.8 .416 - - - 2.4 3.7 .659
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1971-721968-69
Team New York KnicksBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Bob Ferry 7 5.1 1.9 - - 1.3 0.6 - - - 0.4 0.7 2.0 .357 - - - 0.4 0.9 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 16 38.5 16.6 - - 12.1 2.3 - - - 3.2 6.8 15.1 .450 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 17 37.2 15.6 - - 10.5 3.4 - - - 3.4 6.9 15.6 .442 - - - 1.8 2.4 .775
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Bob Ferry
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 71 38.0 18.1 1.9 8.8 10.7 3.6 0.9 0.5 - 3.1 7.9 17.1 .461 - - - 2.3 3.1 .756
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere 12 33.7 12.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 3.2 0.6 0.3 - 3.0 5.3 13.8 .380 - - - 1.5 2.4 .621
Bob Ferry ------- --- ----------