LaMelo Ball vs. Fred Foster Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Foster and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Fred Foster

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Fred Foster 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Fred Foster 8

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Fred Foster 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Fred Foster 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Fred Foster 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Fred Foster 7.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Fred Foster 2.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Fred Foster 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Fred Foster 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Fred Foster 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Fred Foster 4,093

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Fred Foster 1,275

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Fred Foster 601

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Fred Foster 57 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Fred Foster 8 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Fred Foster 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Fred Foster .414

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Fred Foster - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Fred Foster .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Fred Foster 14.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Fred Foster 4.2 (1970)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Fred Foster 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 3.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 2.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster - *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 18

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 12

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 5

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Fred Foster 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster .421

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 3.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 2.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster - *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Fred Foster - *

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.