Dave DeBusschere vs. Larry Hughes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Hughes 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, 1 less than Larry Hughes, who played 13. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Larry Hughes had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1962-63	1998-99
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	76ers 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	29.4	12.7	-	-	8.7	2.6	-	-	-	3.1	5.1	11.8	.430	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.718
Larry Hughes	50	19.8	9.1	1.7	2.1	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.3	1.4	1.9	3.4	8.3	.411	0.2	1.0	.154	2.1	3.0	.709
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
Larry Hughes	8	25.0	10.3	2.1	2.5	4.6	2.0	1.9	1.1	1.5	2.6	3.9	9.6	.403	0.0	0.9	.000	2.5	3.0	.833

Season 4
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1965-66	2001-02
Team	Detroit Pistons	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	34.1	16.4	-	-	11.6	2.6	-	-	-	3.2	6.6	16.3	.408	-	-	-	3.2	4.8	.659
Larry Hughes	73	28.1	12.3	1.1	2.2	3.4	4.3	1.5	0.3	2.3	2.1	4.7	11.1	.423	0.2	1.3	.194	2.6	3.5	.737
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Hughes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1966-67	2002-03
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	78	37.1	18.2	-	-	11.8	2.8	-	-	-	3.8	6.8	16.4	.415	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.705
Larry Hughes	67	31.9	12.8	1.0	3.6	4.6	3.1	1.3	0.4	2.0	2.2	5.2	11.1	.467	0.4	1.2	.367	2.0	2.8	.731
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave DeBusschere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Hughes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1967-68	2003-04
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East 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	39.1	17.9	-	-	13.5	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	7.2	16.2	.442	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.664
Larry Hughes	61	33.8	18.8	1.6	3.8	5.3	2.4	1.6	0.4	2.5	2.4	6.6	16.5	.397	1.3	3.8	.341	4.4	5.5	.797
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
Larry Hughes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1968-69	2004-05
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	Wizards 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	76	38.7	16.3	-	-	11.7	2.5	-	-	-	3.8	6.7	15.0	.444	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.698
Larry Hughes	61	38.7	22.0	1.2	5.0	6.3	4.7	2.9	0.3	2.5	2.8	7.7	17.8	.430	1.0	3.4	.282	5.8	7.4	.777
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
Larry Hughes	10	40.3	20.7	1.7	5.4	7.1	3.7	2.0	0.7	2.5	3.5	6.8	18.1	.376	0.7	3.3	.212	6.4	7.7	.831

Season 8
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1969-70	2005-06
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers 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	79	33.3	14.6	-	-	10.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.1	6.2	13.7	.451	-	-	-	2.2	3.2	.688
Larry Hughes	36	35.6	15.5	0.7	3.8	4.5	3.6	1.5	0.6	2.8	3.3	5.3	13.0	.409	0.8	2.1	.368	4.1	5.4	.756
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
Larry Hughes	9	37.3	11.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.2	0.1	1.8	3.8	4.0	12.6	.319	0.6	2.0	.278	2.6	3.4	.742

Season 9
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1970-71	2006-07
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Cavaliers Lost NBA 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	81	35.7	15.6	-	-	11.1	2.7	-	-	-	2.9	6.5	15.3	.421	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.696
Larry Hughes	70	37.1	14.9	0.6	3.2	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.4	2.2	2.3	5.4	13.6	.400	1.1	3.2	.333	3.0	4.4	.676
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
Larry Hughes	18	35.5	11.3	0.5	3.4	3.9	2.4	1.4	0.4	2.3	1.9	3.8	11.1	.347	1.1	3.0	.352	2.6	3.5	.746

Season 10
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1971-72	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	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
Larry Hughes	68	29.7	12.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	2.7	1.5	0.3	1.7	2.0	4.5	11.8	.381	1.0	2.9	.345	2.2	2.8	.798
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
Larry Hughes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1972-73	2008-09
Team	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	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
Larry Hughes	55	26.9	11.6	0.3	2.6	2.9	2.2	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.7	4.1	10.1	.402	1.4	3.5	.389	2.1	2.6	.807
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
Larry Hughes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Dave DeBusschere	Larry Hughes
Season	1973-74	2009-10
Team	New York Knicks	New York Knicks, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Bobcats 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
Larry Hughes	45	24.8	9.1	0.5	2.6	3.2	3.0	1.2	0.3	1.7	1.6	3.0	8.6	.355	1.0	3.1	.309	2.1	2.5	.832
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
Larry Hughes	4	14.5	6.0	0.3	3.0	3.3	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	2.0	4.3	.471	1.0	2.5	.400	1.0	1.8	.571

Note: Larry Hughes didn't play in 2010-11.