Dave DeBusschere vs. Nenad Krstic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nenad Krstic 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, 5 more than Nenad Krstic, who played 7. Dave DeBusschere had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Nenad Krstic had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Nenad Krstic 7 4 2004-05 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1962-632004-05
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisNets 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 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Nenad Krstic 75 26.2 10.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.5 3.7 3.7 7.6 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .725
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
Nenad Krstic 4 38.8 18.3 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.5 5.0 6.8 12.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 2

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1963-642005-06
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Nenad Krstic 80 30.9 13.5 2.3 4.1 6.4 1.1 0.4 0.8 1.7 3.7 5.6 11.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 3.3 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic 11 33.3 14.7 2.3 4.5 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.0 4.2 5.9 11.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .711

Season 3

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1964-652006-07
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
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 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Nenad Krstic 26 32.6 16.4 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.5 12.4 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.7 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1965-662007-08
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Nenad Krstic 45 18.0 6.6 0.8 3.7 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.5 2.7 6.7 .410 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1966-672008-09
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Nenad Krstic 46 24.8 9.7 1.8 3.7 5.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.5 4.2 8.8 .469 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1967-682009-10
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisThunder 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
Nenad Krstic 76 22.9 8.4 1.8 3.3 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.7 7.4 .502 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.4 .717
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
Nenad Krstic 6 21.5 7.2 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 6.2 .405 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.3 .929

Season 7

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1968-692010-11
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsCeltics 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
Nenad Krstic 71 22.1 8.1 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.3 6.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .774
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
Nenad Krstic 7 8.0 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 8

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1969-70-
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 79 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1970-71-
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 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1971-72-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

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

Season 12

Dave DeBusschere Nenad Krstic
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------
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
Nenad Krstic ------- --- ----------