Dave DeBusschere vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg 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.
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, 11 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Cooper Flagg had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Dave DeBusschere | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1962-63 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost West Div Semis | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +79 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +1.3 | +2.6 | -0.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.122 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.282 | ||||||||
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | .308 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 |
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| 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 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Dave DeBusschere played 11 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1964 to 1974—Dave DeBusschere played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 11 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Dave DeBusschere got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 8 All-Star Game |