Dave DeBusschere vs. Cameron Payne Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Payne 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 Cameron Payne, who played 9. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Cameron Payne had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Cameron Payne 9 6 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1962-632015-16
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisThunder Lost West 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 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Cameron Payne 57 12.2 5.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.9 .410 0.6 1.9 .324 0.3 0.4 .792
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
Cameron Payne 10 6.4 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.6 .269 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 2
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1963-642016-17
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East 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
Cameron Payne 31 14.9 5.2 0.1 1.5 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.1 6.2 .332 0.9 2.8 .314 0.2 0.3 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne 1 4.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1964-652017-18
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
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
Cameron Payne 25 23.3 8.8 0.7 2.0 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.5 8.6 .405 1.4 3.6 .385 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1965-662018-19
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Cameron Payne 40 17.8 6.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.6 2.4 5.6 .430 0.6 2.1 .298 0.8 1.0 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1966-672019-20
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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
Cameron Payne 8 22.9 10.9 0.5 3.4 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.3 1.4 2.5 4.1 8.5 .485 1.9 3.6 .517 0.8 0.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1967-682020-21
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisSuns 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 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Cameron Payne 60 18.0 8.4 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.2 6.6 .484 1.2 2.8 .440 0.8 0.9 .893
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
Cameron Payne 22 19.0 9.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.8 3.7 8.8 .425 1.1 3.1 .362 0.7 0.8 .889

Season 7
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1968-692021-22
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsSuns 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 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Cameron Payne 58 22.0 10.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.9 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.1 10.1 .409 1.2 3.6 .336 1.3 1.5 .843
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
Cameron Payne 13 13.2 4.2 0.2 1.4 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.7 5.7 .297 0.4 2.3 .167 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 8
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1969-702022-23
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Cameron Payne 48 20.2 10.3 0.3 2.0 2.2 4.5 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.8 3.9 9.4 .415 1.4 3.9 .368 1.0 1.3 .766
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
Cameron Payne 7 21.7 8.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.1 3.3 6.9 .479 1.6 3.9 .407 0.0 0.4 .000

Season 9
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
Season 1970-712023-24
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals76ers Lost East 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Cameron Payne 78 16.7 7.4 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.7 6.2 .432 1.3 3.4 .390 0.7 0.9 .866
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
Cameron Payne 5 12.2 5.6 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.0 2.0 5.0 .400 1.6 3.6 .444 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Dave DeBusschere Cameron Payne
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------
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
Cameron Payne ------- --- ----------
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