Dave DeBusschere vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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, 8 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Josh Giddey |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +26 | +2.1 | +0.2 | | | +0.9 | +3.8 | | | | -1.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.011 | | | | +1.6 | +2.1 | +.009 |
| Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +61 | +10.9 | +8.0 | | | +0.9 | +4.7 | | | | -0.2 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +.091 | | | | +0.3 | +1.0 | +.150 |
| Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dave DeBusschere nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +10.0 | +4.4 | | | +4.7 | +1.6 | | | | -1.7 | +1.4 | +4.5 | +.050 | | | | +2.6 | +3.9 | +.106 |
| Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dave DeBusschere |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +9 | +3.9 | +1.8 | | | +3.5 | +4.6 | | | | -1.5 | +1.3 | +4.9 | +.057 | | | | +0.7 | +1.6 | +.122 |
| Josh Giddey |
70 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.465 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.378 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.781 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dave DeBusschere nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Dave DeBusschere played 8 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 1967 to 1974—Dave DeBusschere played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Josh Giddey, Dave DeBusschere got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
6 All-Defensive First Team
7 All-Star Game
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