Larry Foust vs. Jason Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Williams 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 and Jason Williams both played 12 years in the NBA. Larry Foust had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Jason Williams had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Jason Williams 12 8 1998-99 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1950-511998-99
Team Fort Wayne PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisKings 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 %
Larry Foust 68 - 13.5 - - 10.0 1.3 - - - 3.6 4.8 13.9 .346 - - - 3.8 5.8 .659
Jason Williams 50 36.1 12.8 0.3 2.8 3.1 6.0 1.9 0.0 2.9 1.8 4.6 12.3 .374 2.0 6.5 .310 1.6 2.1 .752
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
Jason Williams 5 33.0 10.0 0.4 3.2 3.6 4.0 1.6 0.2 2.6 3.0 3.2 9.0 .356 1.8 5.8 .310 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 2

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1951-521999-00
Team Fort Wayne PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisKings 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 %
Larry Foust 66 39.6 15.9 - - 13.3 3.0 - - - 3.7 5.9 15.0 .394 - - - 4.0 6.0 .678
Jason Williams 81 34.1 12.3 0.3 2.6 2.8 7.3 1.4 0.1 3.7 1.7 4.5 12.0 .373 1.8 6.2 .287 1.6 2.1 .753
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
Jason Williams 5 29.0 10.4 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.6 9.6 .375 1.6 5.0 .320 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 3

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1952-532000-01
Team Fort Wayne PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsKings Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Jason Williams 77 29.7 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.4 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.5 3.6 9.0 .407 1.3 4.0 .315 0.8 1.0 .789
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
Jason Williams 8 23.6 8.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.0 2.6 1.8 3.3 7.6 .426 1.4 3.8 .367 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 4

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1953-542001-02
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Larry Foust 72 37.4 15.1 - - 13.4 2.2 - - - 3.6 5.2 12.8 .409 - - - 4.7 6.6 .712
Jason Williams 65 34.4 14.8 0.3 2.7 3.0 8.0 1.7 0.1 3.3 1.6 5.8 15.2 .382 2.0 6.6 .295 1.2 1.6 .792
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
Jason Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1954-552002-03
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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 %
Larry Foust 70 32.3 17.0 - - 10.0 1.7 - - - 3.8 5.7 11.7 .487 - - - 5.6 7.3 .766
Jason Williams 76 31.7 12.1 0.3 2.5 2.8 8.3 1.2 0.1 2.2 1.7 4.4 11.3 .388 1.9 5.3 .354 1.4 1.7 .840
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
Jason Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1955-562003-04
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Larry Foust 72 28.1 16.2 - - 9.0 1.8 - - - 3.7 5.1 11.4 .447 - - - 6.0 7.7 .778
Jason Williams 72 29.4 10.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 6.8 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.3 4.0 9.9 .407 1.7 5.1 .330 1.1 1.4 .837
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
Jason Williams 4 32.3 10.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.5 0.5 0.0 1.8 2.5 3.8 11.5 .326 1.5 5.3 .286 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 7

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1956-572004-05
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisGrizzlies 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 %
Larry Foust 61 25.1 12.4 - - 9.1 1.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 10.1 .394 - - - 4.5 6.2 .718
Jason Williams 71 27.5 10.1 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.6 1.1 0.1 1.8 1.3 3.7 9.1 .413 1.5 4.6 .324 1.1 1.4 .792
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
Jason Williams 4 29.0 17.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.3 1.5 0.0 2.0 1.8 7.0 13.3 .528 2.5 5.3 .476 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 8

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1957-582005-06
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Jason Williams 59 31.8 12.3 0.1 2.3 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.7 4.5 10.3 .442 1.8 4.9 .372 1.4 1.7 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust ------- --- ----------
Jason Williams 23 29.8 9.3 0.1 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.8 3.3 8.0 .405 1.1 4.1 .274 1.7 2.0 .844

Season 9

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1958-592006-07
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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 %
Larry Foust 72 26.8 12.3 - - 8.7 1.3 - - - 3.2 4.2 10.7 .390 - - - 3.9 5.1 .765
Jason Williams 61 30.6 10.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.6 1.1 3.9 9.3 .413 1.6 4.8 .339 1.5 1.7 .913
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
Jason Williams 4 28.0 5.8 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 7.0 .250 1.3 4.3 .294 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 10

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1959-602007-08
Team Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 27.3 12.2 - - 8.6 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.6 .407 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Jason Williams 67 28.1 8.8 0.2 1.8 1.9 4.6 1.2 0.1 1.4 1.4 3.1 8.2 .384 1.4 4.1 .353 1.0 1.2 .863
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
Jason Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: Jason Williams didn't play in 2008-09.

Season 11

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1960-612009-10
Team St. Louis HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsMagic Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Jason Williams 82 20.8 6.0 0.1 1.5 1.5 3.6 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.8 2.3 5.2 .444 1.0 2.7 .380 0.4 0.5 .756
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
Jason Williams 14 13.7 2.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.7 .342 0.4 1.7 .250 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 12

Larry Foust Jason Williams
Season 1961-622010-11
Team St. Louis HawksOrlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Jason Williams 27 10.9 2.0 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.5 .328 0.4 1.4 .263 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust ------- --- ----------
Jason Williams ------- --- ----------