Stephon Castle vs. Dave DeBusschere Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave DeBusschere and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 11 less than Dave DeBusschere, who played 12. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Dave DeBusschere had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 12 | 8 | 1962-63 to 1973-74 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Dave DeBusschere | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1962-63 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Pistons Lost West Div Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +1 | +2.7 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +1.5 | -1.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.002 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.006 | ||||||||
| Dave DeBusschere | 80 | 29.4 | 12.7 | - | - | 8.7 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 5.1 | 11.8 | .430 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.6 | .718 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dave DeBusschere | 4 | 39.8 | 20.0 | - | - | 15.8 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 3.5 | 6.3 | 14.8 | .424 | - | - | - | 7.5 | 11.0 | .682 |
Additional Years |
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* Dave DeBusschere played 11 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1964 to 1974—Dave DeBusschere played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 11 extra years over Stephon Castle, Dave DeBusschere got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 8 All-Star Game |