Greg Foster vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Greg Foster that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Greg Foster

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Foster: 1990-91 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Foster 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Greg Foster 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Greg Foster 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Greg Foster 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Foster 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Foster 2,538 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Greg Foster 1,691 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Greg Foster 351 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Greg Foster 94 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Greg Foster 194 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Greg Foster 656 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Foster .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Greg Foster .225 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Foster .748 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Foster 5.7 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 3.5 (2003) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.7 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.2 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.4 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Foster 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Foster 233 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Greg Foster 156 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Greg Foster 20 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Greg Foster 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Greg Foster 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Greg Foster 67 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Foster .425 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Greg Foster .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Foster .784 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Foster 5.0 (1993) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 3.4 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.6 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.2 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.4 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.