Dave DeBusschere vs. Luc Longley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luc Longley 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, 2 more than Luc Longley, who played 10. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Luc Longley had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Luc Longley 10 7 1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1962-631991-92
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Luc Longley 66 15.0 4.3 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.7 3.8 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .663
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1963-641992-93
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Luc Longley 55 19.0 5.8 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 3.1 2.4 5.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1964-651993-94
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Luc Longley 76 19.8 6.9 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.8 2.9 6.1 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley 10 17.0 6.3 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.8 0.6 0.8 2.1 3.8 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .722

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1965-661994-95
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Luc Longley 55 18.2 6.5 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.2 2.5 5.5 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley 10 20.4 5.6 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 4.1 2.4 5.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1966-671995-96
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luc Longley 62 26.5 9.1 1.7 3.5 5.1 1.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.6 3.9 8.1 .482 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Luc Longley 18 24.4 8.3 1.9 2.7 4.6 1.6 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.6 3.4 7.2 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .757

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1967-681996-97
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luc Longley 59 24.9 9.1 2.1 3.6 5.6 2.4 0.4 1.1 1.9 3.2 3.7 8.2 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .792
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
Luc Longley 19 22.8 6.5 2.1 2.4 4.4 1.8 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.4 3.0 5.5 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.4 .385

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1968-691997-98
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Luc Longley 58 29.4 11.4 1.9 3.9 5.9 2.8 0.6 1.1 2.2 3.6 4.8 10.5 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.6 .736
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
Luc Longley 18 25.4 7.9 1.9 3.1 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.8 2.0 4.1 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.2 .872

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1969-701998-99
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Luc Longley 39 23.9 8.7 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.1 3.6 7.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .776
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
Luc Longley 3 17.0 1.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 4.0 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1970-711999-00
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsSuns 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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Luc Longley 72 19.7 6.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.1 2.6 5.5 .466 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .825
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
Luc Longley 9 18.1 4.2 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.1 4.0 2.0 5.7 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1971-722000-01
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
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
Luc Longley 25 12.0 2.0 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 0.7 2.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .765
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Luc Longley
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------
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
Luc Longley ------- --- ----------