Who is better, DeBusschere or Dumars?
Joe Dumars leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.9 for Dave DeBusschere — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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DeBusschere vs Dumars
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Joe Dumars above Dave DeBusschere: 84.0 vs 83.9. Joe Dumars leads on Longevity, Statistics. Dave DeBusschere leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DumarsWinner
84.0Dumars wins: Longevity, Statistics
DeBusschere
83.9DeBusschere wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Joe Dumars
84.0
Dumars leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joe Dumars
2. Dave DeBusschere
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Joe Dumars5 seasons played · career day 1,825353 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dave DeBusschere5 seasons played · career day 1,82579.6 points per game
-77.5% vs Dumars at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 DeBusschere | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 26.5 | 79.6 | 144 |
| 🇺🇸 Dumars | 0 | 0 | 55 | 118 | 353 | 689 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DeBusschereRetired | DumarsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA championships | 2 | — |
| All-Star selections | 8 | 6 |
| All-Defensive first teams | 6 | — |
| Career rebounds | 9,618 | — |
| Career points | 14,053 | 16,401 |
| NBA titles | — | 2 |
| Finals MVP awards | — | 1 |
| All-Defensive selections | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dumars84.0
DeBusschere83.9
FAQ
Where does DeBusschere beat Dumars?
DeBusschere scores higher on dominance. Dumars leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the DeBusschere vs Dumars score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. DeBusschere: 83.9, Dumars: 84.0.
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