Dave DeBusschere vs. Kosta Koufos Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kosta Koufos 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 more than Kosta Koufos, who played 11. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Kosta Koufos had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Kosta Koufos 11 6 2008-09 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1962-632008-09
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Kosta Koufos 48 11.8 4.7 1.0 1.8 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.9 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .706
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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1963-642009-10
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Kosta Koufos 36 4.8 1.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .468 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Kosta Koufos 9 3.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1964-652010-11
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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
Kosta Koufos 50 8.7 3.2 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.4 3.0 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .558
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Kosta Koufos 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1965-662011-12
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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
Kosta Koufos 48 16.5 5.5 2.0 3.4 5.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 2.0 2.4 4.0 .599 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Kosta Koufos 3 8.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1966-672012-13
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Kosta Koufos 81 22.4 8.0 2.6 4.3 6.9 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.6 6.3 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.3 .558
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Kosta Koufos 6 16.7 3.3 1.5 2.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.3 2.2 1.2 3.2 .368 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.8 1.0 .833

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1967-682013-14
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisGrizzlies Lost West 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 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Kosta Koufos 80 16.9 6.4 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 2.3 2.8 5.7 .495 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .645
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
Kosta Koufos 7 6.4 2.6 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1968-692014-15
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsGrizzlies 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
Kosta Koufos 81 16.6 5.2 1.5 3.8 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.2 4.4 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .647
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
Kosta Koufos 11 11.5 3.4 1.7 1.8 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .600

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1969-702015-16
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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
Kosta Koufos 78 19.0 6.8 2.2 3.3 5.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.7 .532 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .548
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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1970-712016-17
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Kosta Koufos 71 20.0 6.6 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.4 3.0 5.5 .551 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .613
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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1971-722017-18
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Kosta Koufos 71 19.6 6.7 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.1 3.1 5.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .446
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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1972-732018-19
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Kosta Koufos 42 12.0 3.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.7 3.6 .477 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .417
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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Kosta Koufos
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------
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
Kosta Koufos ------- --- ----------