Dave DeBusschere vs. Jeff Foster Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Foster 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, 1 less than Jeff Foster, who played 13. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Jeff Foster had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Jeff Foster	13	7	1999-00 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1962-63	1999-00
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	Did 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
Jeff Foster	19	4.5	2.3	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.7	1.2	.565	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.3	.680

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
Jeff Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1963-64	2000-01
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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
Jeff Foster	71	16.2	3.5	2.0	3.5	5.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.7	2.1	1.4	3.0	.469	0.0	0.1	.286	0.7	1.3	.516

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Foster	4	12.8	2.5	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.3	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 3
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1964-65	2001-02
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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
Jeff Foster	82	21.8	5.7	2.5	4.3	6.8	0.9	0.9	0.5	1.0	2.8	2.2	4.8	.449	0.0	0.2	.133	1.4	2.2	.610

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Foster	5	15.6	4.0	1.0	3.8	4.8	1.4	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.6	1.4	2.6	.538	0.4	0.8	.500	0.8	1.8	.444


Season 4
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1965-66	2002-03
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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	34.1	16.4	-	-	11.6	2.6	-	-	-	3.2	6.6	16.3	.408	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.659
Jeff Foster	77	10.4	2.1	1.5	2.1	3.6	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.8	2.3	.360	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.8	.540

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Foster	6	6.2	2.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 5
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1966-67	2003-04
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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	78	37.1	18.2	-	-	11.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	16.4	.415	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.705
Jeff Foster	82	23.9	6.1	3.0	4.4	7.4	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.7	2.3	2.4	4.4	.544	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	1.9	.669

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Foster	16	19.4	3.6	2.8	3.8	6.6	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.3	1.6	2.7	.581	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.6	.800


Season 6
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1967-68	2004-05
Team	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Div Semis	Pacers 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	80	39.1	17.9	-	-	13.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	7.2	16.2	.442	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.664
Jeff Foster	61	26.1	7.0	3.4	5.7	9.0	0.7	0.8	0.2	0.9	3.0	2.8	5.3	.519	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	2.3	.634

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
Jeff Foster	13	18.8	5.9	3.5	3.8	7.4	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.6	2.1	2.4	4.0	.596	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.714


Season 7
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1968-69	2005-06
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	Pacers 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	76	38.7	16.3	-	-	11.7	2.5	-	-	-	3.8	6.7	15.0	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.698
Jeff Foster	63	25.1	5.9	3.6	5.6	9.1	0.8	0.7	0.4	1.0	3.0	2.2	4.0	.552	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	2.5	.604

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
Jeff Foster	4	20.0	2.8	2.8	3.3	6.0	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.0	2.8	.364	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 8
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1969-70	2006-07
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did 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
Jeff Foster	75	23.2	4.3	3.4	4.7	8.1	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.9	2.7	1.6	3.5	.469	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.6	.639

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
Jeff Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1970-71	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Did 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	81	35.7	15.6	-	-	11.1	2.7	-	-	-	2.9	6.5	15.3	.421	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.696
Jeff Foster	77	24.5	6.4	3.4	5.2	8.7	1.7	0.7	0.4	0.8	2.9	2.7	4.8	.550	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.9	.593

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
Jeff Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1971-72	2008-09
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	Did 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	38.4	15.4	-	-	11.3	3.6	-	-	-	2.7	6.5	15.2	.427	-	-	-	2.4	3.3	.728
Jeff Foster	74	24.7	6.1	2.9	4.0	6.9	1.8	0.7	0.7	1.2	3.1	2.4	4.8	.501	0.0	0.1	.286	1.3	2.0	.658

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
Jeff Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1972-73	2009-10
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did 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	77	36.7	16.3	-	-	10.2	3.4	-	-	-	2.8	6.9	15.9	.435	-	-	-	2.5	3.4	.746
Jeff Foster	16	15.9	3.1	2.1	2.9	5.1	1.3	0.2	0.3	0.9	2.8	1.4	2.9	.478	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.6	.556

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
Jeff Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	1973-74	2010-11
Team	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers 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	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
Jeff Foster	56	16.8	3.3	2.9	3.4	6.3	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.5	2.3	1.4	3.0	.479	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.9	.563

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
Jeff Foster	5	18.6	3.4	2.0	2.8	4.8	0.8	0.4	0.8	1.0	2.8	1.4	2.4	.583	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.6	.375


Season 13
	Dave DeBusschere	Jeff Foster
Season	-	2011-12
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Foster	11	12.8	2.3	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.6	2.4	0.8	1.6	.500	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.5	0.8	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Foster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dave DeBusschere vs. Jeff Foster Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Foster 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13