Terrell Brandon vs. Dave DeBusschere Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave DeBusschere and Terrell Brandon, 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.

Terrell Brandon played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dave DeBusschere, who played 12. Terrell Brandon had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, 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 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
Terrell Brandon 11 7 1991-92 to 2001-02
Dave DeBusschere 12 8 1962-63 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1991-921962-63
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsPistons Lost West Div 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 %
Terrell Brandon 82 19.6 7.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.3 3.1 7.3 .419 0.0 0.3 .043 1.2 1.5 .806
Dave DeBusschere 80 29.4 12.7 - - 8.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.1 11.8 .430 - - - 2.6 3.6 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 12 13.1 3.9 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.8 4.6 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 .750
Dave DeBusschere 4 39.8 20.0 - - 15.8 1.5 - - - 3.5 6.3 14.8 .424 - - - 7.5 11.0 .682

Season 2

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1992-931963-64
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 %
Terrell Brandon 82 19.8 8.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.6 7.6 .478 0.2 0.5 .310 1.4 1.7 .825
Dave DeBusschere 15 20.3 8.6 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.1 3.5 8.9 .391 - - - 1.7 2.9 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 8 16.5 6.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.8 0.8 2.5 5.8 .435 0.3 0.6 .400 1.1 1.1 1.000
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1993-941964-65
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terrell Brandon 73 21.2 8.3 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.2 7.5 .420 0.1 0.4 .219 1.9 2.2 .858
Dave DeBusschere 79 35.1 16.7 - - 11.1 3.2 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.1 .425 - - - 3.9 5.5 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 3 18.7 8.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 4.0 6.3 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1994-951965-66
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
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 %
Terrell Brandon 67 29.3 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.4 1.6 0.2 2.1 1.8 5.1 11.4 .448 0.7 1.8 .397 2.4 2.8 .855
Dave DeBusschere 79 34.1 16.4 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 6.6 16.3 .408 - - - 3.2 4.8 .659
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon ------- --- ----------
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1995-961966-67
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Terrell Brandon 75 34.3 19.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 6.5 1.8 0.4 1.9 1.9 6.8 14.6 .465 1.2 3.1 .387 4.5 5.1 .887
Dave DeBusschere 78 37.1 18.2 - - 11.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 - - - 4.6 6.6 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 3 41.7 19.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 8.0 1.3 0.3 3.7 3.3 7.0 15.7 .447 1.0 3.0 .333 4.3 5.0 .867
Dave DeBusschere ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1996-971967-68
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Div 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 %
Terrell Brandon 78 36.8 19.5 0.6 3.2 3.9 6.3 1.8 0.4 2.3 2.3 7.4 16.8 .438 1.3 3.5 .373 3.4 3.8 .902
Dave DeBusschere 80 39.1 17.9 - - 13.5 2.3 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .442 - - - 3.6 5.4 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon ------- --- ----------
Dave DeBusschere 6 43.8 19.3 - - 16.2 2.2 - - - 3.8 7.5 17.7 .425 - - - 4.3 7.5 .578

Season 7

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1997-981968-69
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div 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 %
Terrell Brandon 50 35.7 16.8 0.5 3.1 3.5 7.7 2.2 0.3 2.9 2.4 6.8 14.6 .464 0.6 1.9 .333 2.6 3.1 .846
Dave DeBusschere 76 38.7 16.3 - - 11.7 2.5 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.0 .444 - - - 3.0 4.3 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon ------- --- ----------
Dave DeBusschere 10 41.9 16.3 - - 14.8 3.3 - - - 4.3 6.1 17.4 .351 - - - 4.1 5.0 .820

Season 8

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1998-991969-70
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Terrell Brandon 36 33.8 13.9 0.8 3.0 3.7 8.6 1.8 0.3 2.1 2.3 5.9 14.1 .418 0.3 1.3 .255 1.8 2.2 .833
Dave DeBusschere 79 33.3 14.6 - - 10.0 2.5 - - - 3.1 6.2 13.7 .451 - - - 2.2 3.2 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 4 40.5 19.3 0.5 7.0 7.5 7.0 2.3 0.5 3.5 2.8 7.8 17.3 .449 0.8 1.3 .600 3.0 3.3 .923
Dave DeBusschere 19 36.9 16.1 - - 11.6 2.4 - - - 3.3 6.8 16.3 .421 - - - 2.4 3.6 .662

Season 9

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 1999-001970-71
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Terrell Brandon 71 36.4 17.1 0.6 2.7 3.4 8.9 1.9 0.4 2.6 2.2 6.8 14.7 .466 0.7 1.9 .402 2.6 2.9 .899
Dave DeBusschere 81 35.7 15.6 - - 11.1 2.7 - - - 2.9 6.5 15.3 .421 - - - 2.7 3.9 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 4 40.5 19.5 1.0 4.8 5.8 8.5 0.8 0.0 2.0 2.8 8.0 15.8 .508 1.0 2.8 .364 2.5 2.8 .909
Dave DeBusschere 12 40.7 16.4 - - 13.0 1.8 - - - 3.3 7.0 16.8 .416 - - - 2.4 3.7 .659

Season 10

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 2000-011971-72
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Terrell Brandon 78 36.2 16.0 0.8 3.1 3.8 7.5 2.1 0.3 2.0 1.8 6.6 14.5 .451 0.4 1.2 .363 2.5 2.9 .871
Dave DeBusschere 80 38.4 15.4 - - 11.3 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.5 15.2 .427 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon 4 38.0 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 6.3 1.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.8 15.5 .435 1.0 2.3 .444 0.8 0.8 1.000
Dave DeBusschere 16 38.5 16.6 - - 12.1 2.3 - - - 3.2 6.8 15.1 .450 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 11

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
Season 2001-021972-73
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-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 %
Terrell Brandon 32 30.1 12.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 8.3 1.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.8 11.4 .425 0.1 0.7 .174 2.6 2.6 .988
Dave DeBusschere 77 36.7 16.3 - - 10.2 3.4 - - - 2.8 6.9 15.9 .435 - - - 2.5 3.4 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon ------- --- ----------
Dave DeBusschere 17 37.2 15.6 - - 10.5 3.4 - - - 3.4 6.9 15.6 .442 - - - 1.8 2.4 .775

Season 12

Terrell Brandon Dave DeBusschere
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 %
Terrell Brandon ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terrell Brandon ------- --- ----------
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