Rod Foster vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Rod Foster

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rod Foster 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rod Foster 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rod Foster 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rod 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 Rod Foster 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) 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.