Larry Bird vs. Larry Foust Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Foust and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Larry Foust

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Foust: 1950-51 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Foust 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Foust 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Foust 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Foust 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Foust 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Foust 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Foust 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Larry Foust 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Larry Foust 0

Rebounds Leader Larry Bird 0 Larry Foust 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Foust 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Foust 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Foust 9.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Foust 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Foust - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Foust - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Foust 11,198

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Foust 8,041

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Foust 1,368

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Foust - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Foust - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Foust 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Foust .405

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Foust - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Foust .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Foust 17.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Foust 13.4 (1954)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Foust 3.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Foust - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Foust - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Foust 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Foust 9.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Foust 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Foust - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Foust - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Foust 902

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Foust 707

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Foust 94

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Foust - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Foust - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Foust 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Foust .394

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Foust - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Foust .781

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Foust 22.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Foust 15.0 (1952)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Foust 3.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Foust - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Foust - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.