Fred Foster vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Fred 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Foster 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Fred Foster 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred 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 Fred Foster 7.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * 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.