Dave DeBusschere vs. Chris Mills Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mills 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 Chris Mills, who played 10. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Chris Mills had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Chris Mills 10 4 1993-94 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1962-631993-94
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisCavaliers 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 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Chris Mills 79 25.6 9.4 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.9 3.6 8.6 .419 0.5 1.5 .311 1.7 2.2 .778
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
Chris Mills 3 37.3 17.0 3.3 4.3 7.7 2.7 2.3 0.3 1.7 3.0 6.3 12.7 .500 1.3 1.7 .800 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1963-641994-95
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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
Chris Mills 80 35.2 12.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.5 3.0 4.5 10.7 .420 1.2 3.0 .392 2.2 2.7 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Chris Mills 4 34.8 13.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 4.5 5.0 9.3 .541 2.0 3.5 .571 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1964-651995-96
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Chris Mills 80 38.3 15.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 3.0 5.7 12.1 .468 1.0 2.6 .376 2.7 3.3 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Chris Mills 3 35.0 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.3 3.7 11.0 .333 0.0 1.7 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1965-661996-97
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland 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
Chris Mills 80 39.6 13.4 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.5 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.8 5.1 11.2 .453 1.1 2.8 .391 2.2 2.6 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1966-671997-98
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Chris Mills 80 27.3 9.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.7 3.7 8.4 .433 0.5 1.7 .292 1.9 2.4 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Chris Mills 9 18.8 4.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.3 1.7 3.9 .429 0.4 1.1 .400 1.1 1.3 .833

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1967-681998-99
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Chris Mills 47 29.7 10.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.7 4.0 9.6 .411 0.7 2.4 .278 1.7 2.0 .823
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1968-691999-00
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Chris Mills 20 32.5 16.1 2.3 3.9 6.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.3 3.0 6.2 14.6 .421 0.4 1.5 .267 3.4 4.2 .810
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1969-702000-01
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
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
Chris Mills 15 32.9 12.0 1.6 4.6 6.2 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.9 4.7 12.7 .372 0.5 1.7 .280 2.1 2.4 .861
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1970-712001-02
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Chris Mills 66 18.7 7.4 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 6.5 .417 0.7 1.9 .378 1.3 1.6 .794
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
Season 1971-722002-03
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
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
Chris Mills 21 12.5 4.8 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 5.0 .368 0.3 1.2 .280 0.8 0.9 .889
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Chris Mills
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Mills ------- --- ----------