Chris Ford vs. Evan Fournier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Fournier and Chris Ford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chris Ford played 10 years in the NBA, 2 less than Evan Fournier, who played 12. Chris Ford had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, while Evan Fournier had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Chris Ford 10 7 1972-73 to 1981-82
Evan Fournier 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1972-732012-13
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 74 20.8 6.4 - - 3.6 2.6 - - - 1.8 2.8 5.9 .479 - - - 0.8 1.3 .645
Evan Fournier 38 11.3 5.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7 2.0 4.0 .493 0.6 1.4 .407 0.8 1.0 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier 4 13.3 4.8 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 2.0 .000 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 2

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1973-742013-14
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 82 25.1 7.1 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.4 1.8 0.2 - 1.9 3.2 7.3 .444 - - - 0.7 0.9 .740
Evan Fournier 76 19.8 8.4 0.4 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.0 7.2 .419 1.2 3.1 .376 1.2 1.6 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 5 18.8 4.0 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 - 2.0 1.6 3.4 .471 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1974-752014-15
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 80 24.5 5.9 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.9 1.4 0.3 - 2.3 2.6 5.4 .474 - - - 0.8 1.2 .663
Evan Fournier 58 28.6 12.0 0.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.4 2.0 4.4 9.9 .440 1.5 3.9 .378 1.8 2.5 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 3 27.3 4.0 0.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 2.0 3.7 .545 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1975-762015-16
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 82 26.8 8.4 1.0 2.6 3.5 3.3 2.2 0.3 - 2.7 3.7 8.6 .426 - - - 1.0 1.4 .722
Evan Fournier 79 32.5 15.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 1.2 0.0 1.7 2.7 5.4 11.8 .462 2.0 4.9 .400 2.5 3.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 9 30.7 8.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.4 1.2 0.6 - 3.7 3.7 9.0 .407 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1976-772016-17
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 82 31.0 12.3 1.2 2.1 3.3 4.1 2.2 0.3 - 2.3 5.3 11.2 .476 - - - 1.6 2.1 .771
Evan Fournier 68 32.9 17.2 0.6 2.4 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.6 6.0 13.7 .439 1.9 5.3 .356 3.3 4.1 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 3 33.7 13.7 2.7 3.7 6.3 4.0 2.3 0.0 - 3.7 6.0 14.7 .409 - - - 1.7 3.0 .556
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 82 31.5 10.5 1.4 1.8 3.3 4.6 2.0 0.2 2.8 2.2 4.6 9.5 .481 - - - 1.4 1.9 .734
Evan Fournier 57 32.2 17.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.4 6.5 14.1 .459 2.2 5.9 .379 2.6 3.0 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Detroit Pistons, Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 81 33.8 15.4 1.5 1.9 3.4 4.6 1.4 0.3 2.6 2.6 6.6 14.1 .471 - - - 2.1 2.8 .758
Evan Fournier 81 31.5 15.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.6 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.8 5.8 13.2 .438 1.9 5.6 .340 1.7 2.1 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier 5 35.0 12.4 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.0 1.4 0.0 2.4 2.8 4.8 13.8 .348 1.6 6.8 .235 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 8

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 73 29.0 11.2 1.1 1.4 2.5 2.9 1.5 0.4 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.7 .465 1.0 2.2 .427 1.2 1.6 .754
Evan Fournier 66 31.5 18.5 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.4 6.6 14.1 .467 2.6 6.6 .399 2.7 3.3 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 9 31.0 9.1 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.3 1.6 0.7 1.4 3.9 3.8 8.8 .430 0.2 1.4 .154 1.3 1.7 .800
Evan Fournier 5 34.2 12.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 2.6 1.2 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.0 11.4 .351 2.4 7.0 .343 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 9

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 82 33.2 8.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.8 8.6 .444 0.4 1.3 .330 0.8 1.1 .736
Evan Fournier 42 30.0 17.1 0.2 2.8 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.9 12.9 .457 2.8 6.7 .413 2.6 3.3 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 17 29.8 9.1 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.8 3.9 8.6 .452 0.4 1.5 .280 0.9 1.5 .600
Evan Fournier 5 33.4 15.4 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 1.2 0.0 1.0 4.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 6.0 .433 2.0 2.4 .833

Season 10

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 76 20.9 5.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.9 2.5 5.9 .418 0.3 0.8 .317 0.5 0.7 .696
Evan Fournier 80 29.5 14.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.0 12.1 .417 3.0 7.7 .389 1.0 1.4 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 12 11.5 3.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.5 .476 0.2 0.6 .286 0.4 0.6 .714
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season -2022-23
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier 27 17.0 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.1 6.1 .337 1.3 4.2 .307 0.7 0.8 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Chris Ford Evan Fournier
Season -2023-24
Team -New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier 32 18.1 6.9 0.2 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.5 2.5 6.9 .357 1.0 4.1 .254 0.9 1.1 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Evan Fournier ------- --- ----------