Dave DeBusschere vs. Brian Winters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brian Winters 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, 3 more than Brian Winters, who played 9. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Brian Winters had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Brian Winters 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1962-631974-75
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Brian Winters 68 22.3 11.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 1.1 0.3 - 2.5 5.3 11.9 .443 - - - 1.1 1.4 .826
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1963-641975-76
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Brian Winters 78 35.8 18.2 0.8 2.3 3.2 4.7 1.6 0.3 - 3.1 7.9 17.1 .464 - - - 2.3 2.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 3 42.0 27.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 5.0 1.7 0.7 - 3.7 13.0 20.7 .629 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 3
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1964-651976-77
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Brian Winters 78 34.8 19.3 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.3 1.5 0.4 - 2.9 8.4 16.8 .498 - - - 2.6 3.1 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1965-661977-78
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West Conf 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
Brian Winters 80 34.4 19.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.9 1.6 0.3 3.0 3.0 8.4 18.2 .463 - - - 3.1 3.7 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 9 33.9 20.4 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.3 0.9 3.2 2.2 9.1 18.3 .497 - - - 2.2 3.0 .741

Season 5
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1966-671978-79
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Brian Winters 79 32.6 19.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.5 3.3 3.1 8.4 17.0 .493 - - - 3.0 3.5 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1967-681979-80
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisBucks Lost West Conf 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 80 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Brian Winters 80 32.8 16.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.5 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.6 6.7 14.0 .479 0.5 1.3 .373 2.3 2.7 .860
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
Brian Winters 7 38.3 15.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.3 1.6 0.0 2.3 3.6 6.6 14.3 .460 1.3 3.0 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 7
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1968-691980-81
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 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
Brian Winters 69 25.7 11.6 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.7 4.8 10.1 .475 0.3 0.7 .353 1.7 2.0 .869
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
Brian Winters 7 25.9 10.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.4 0.1 1.7 3.1 4.0 8.7 .459 0.3 0.9 .333 1.7 2.3 .750

Season 8
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1969-701981-82
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf 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 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Brian Winters 61 30.0 15.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.6 13.2 .501 0.6 1.5 .387 2.0 2.6 .788
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
Brian Winters 6 38.7 16.8 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.7 1.3 0.2 3.7 3.8 6.3 12.8 .494 0.8 1.7 .500 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 9
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1970-711982-83
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Brian Winters 57 23.9 10.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.3 4.5 10.3 .434 0.4 1.2 .324 1.3 1.5 .859
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
Brian Winters 9 26.7 9.9 0.8 1.7 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.0 9.3 .429 0.3 1.2 .273 1.6 1.9 .824

Season 10
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1971-72-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Dave DeBusschere Brian Winters
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------
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