Dave DeBusschere vs. Brandon Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Miller 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, 10 more than Brandon Miller, who played 2. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Brandon Miller had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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
Brandon Miller 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Brandon Miller
Season 1962-632023-24
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+2.8+4.6+4.4+0.2-0.6+1.3+2.8+.010+0.7+1.3+.109
Brandon Miller 74 32.2 17.3 0.8 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 2.5 6.4 14.6 .440 2.5 6.7 .373 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brandon Miller DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Brandon Miller
Season 1963-642024-25
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+13.9+12.4+2.1+2.1-0.6+3.8+9.3+.012+0.8+.280
Brandon Miller 27 34.2 21.0 0.9 3.9 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.7 7.3 18.2 .403 3.9 10.9 .355 2.5 2.9 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dave DeBusschere nor Brandon Miller played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Dave DeBusschere played 10 seasons more than Brandon Miller in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 1965 to 1974—Dave DeBusschere played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Brandon Miller, Dave DeBusschere got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 6 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 8 All-Star Game