Larry Foust vs. Anfernee Simons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anfernee Simons and Larry Foust, 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.

Larry Foust played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Anfernee Simons, who played 6. Larry Foust had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Anfernee Simons had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Larry Foust 12 10 1950-51 to 1961-62
Anfernee Simons 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1950-512018-19
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 68 - 13.5 - - 10.0 1.3 - - - 3.6 4.8 13.9 .346 - - - 3.8 5.8 .659
Anfernee Simons 20 7.1 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.2 .444 0.5 1.5 .345 0.5 0.8 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 3 - 12.0 - - 12.3 1.7 - - - 1.7 4.7 15.0 .311 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Anfernee Simons 5 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.4 .000 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 2

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1951-522019-20
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 66 39.6 15.9 - - 13.3 3.0 - - - 3.7 5.9 15.0 .394 - - - 4.0 6.0 .678
Anfernee Simons 70 20.7 8.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 3.1 7.7 .399 1.1 3.2 .332 1.1 1.3 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 2 38.5 15.0 - - 15.0 2.5 - - - 4.0 6.0 11.5 .522 - - - 3.0 3.5 .857
Anfernee Simons 4 20.5 6.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.0 6.5 .308 1.5 3.5 .429 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 3

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1952-532020-21
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 67 34.4 14.3 - - 11.5 2.3 - - - 4.0 4.6 12.9 .360 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Anfernee Simons 64 17.3 7.8 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.6 6.3 .419 1.9 4.4 .426 0.7 0.9 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 8 41.5 19.1 - - 13.9 0.8 - - - 4.3 6.0 15.1 .397 - - - 7.1 8.5 .838
Anfernee Simons 6 17.8 6.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.3 4.2 .560 1.8 3.0 .611 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1953-542021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 72 37.4 15.1 - - 13.4 2.2 - - - 3.6 5.2 12.8 .409 - - - 4.7 6.6 .712
Anfernee Simons 57 29.5 17.3 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.9 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.9 6.2 14.0 .443 3.1 7.8 .405 1.8 2.0 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 4 32.3 10.3 - - 9.5 1.8 - - - 5.3 2.8 10.3 .268 - - - 4.8 6.3 .760
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1954-552022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 70 32.3 17.0 - - 10.0 1.7 - - - 3.8 5.7 11.7 .487 - - - 5.6 7.3 .766
Anfernee Simons 62 35.0 21.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.3 7.5 16.9 .447 3.4 9.1 .377 2.6 2.9 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 11 30.1 15.6 - - 9.7 2.4 - - - 3.9 5.5 13.8 .395 - - - 4.7 6.6 .712
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1955-562023-24
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 72 28.1 16.2 - - 9.0 1.8 - - - 3.7 5.1 11.4 .447 - - - 6.0 7.7 .778
Anfernee Simons 46 34.4 22.6 0.5 3.2 3.6 5.5 0.5 0.1 2.7 2.1 7.8 18.2 .430 3.4 8.8 .385 3.5 3.9 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 10 28.9 16.8 - - 12.7 1.4 - - - 3.8 4.9 13.0 .377 - - - 7.0 8.9 .787
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1956-57-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 61 25.1 12.4 - - 9.1 1.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 10.1 .394 - - - 4.5 6.2 .718
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 2 32.0 22.5 - - 12.5 3.0 - - - 5.0 6.5 11.5 .565 - - - 9.5 11.5 .826
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1957-58-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 72 30.6 16.8 - - 12.2 1.5 - - - 4.2 5.4 13.6 .398 - - - 5.9 7.9 .756
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust ------- --- ----------
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1958-59-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 72 26.8 12.3 - - 8.7 1.3 - - - 3.2 4.2 10.7 .390 - - - 3.9 5.1 .765
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 13 31.1 11.8 - - 10.5 0.9 - - - 3.6 4.3 10.3 .418 - - - 3.2 3.8 .820
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1959-60-
Team Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 72 27.3 12.2 - - 8.6 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.6 .407 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 12 17.1 6.5 - - 5.7 0.9 - - - 3.0 2.4 6.2 .392 - - - 1.7 2.1 .800
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1960-61-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 68 17.8 8.1 - - 5.7 1.1 - - - 2.7 2.9 7.2 .397 - - - 2.4 3.1 .788
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 8 11.1 3.3 - - 3.5 0.3 - - - 1.6 1.1 2.5 .450 - - - 1.0 1.8 .571
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Larry Foust Anfernee Simons
Season 1961-62-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust 57 20.2 9.7 - - 5.8 1.4 - - - 3.3 3.6 7.6 .471 - - - 2.5 3.1 .815
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust ------- --- ----------
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------