Larry Foust vs. Larry Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Johnson 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, 2 more than Larry Johnson, who played 10. Larry Foust had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Larry Johnson had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Larry Johnson 10 6 1991-92 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1950-511991-92
Team Fort Wayne PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Larry Foust 68 - 13.5 - - 10.0 1.3 - - - 3.6 4.8 13.9 .346 - - - 3.8 5.8 .659
Larry Johnson 82 37.2 19.2 3.9 7.0 11.0 3.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 7.5 15.3 .490 0.1 0.3 .227 4.1 5.0 .829
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
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1951-521992-93
Team Fort Wayne PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisHornets Lost East 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 66 39.6 15.9 - - 13.3 3.0 - - - 3.7 5.9 15.0 .394 - - - 4.0 6.0 .678
Larry Johnson 82 40.5 22.1 3.4 7.1 10.5 4.3 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.3 8.9 16.9 .526 0.2 0.9 .254 4.1 5.3 .767
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
Larry Johnson 9 38.7 19.8 2.1 4.8 6.9 3.3 0.6 0.2 2.1 3.0 7.6 13.6 .557 0.1 0.4 .250 4.6 5.8 .788

Season 3

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1952-531993-94
Team Fort Wayne PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 67 34.4 14.3 - - 11.5 2.3 - - - 4.0 4.6 12.9 .360 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Larry Johnson 51 34.5 16.4 2.8 6.0 8.8 3.6 0.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 6.8 13.2 .515 0.1 0.4 .238 2.7 3.9 .695
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
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1953-541994-95
Team Fort Wayne PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinHornets 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 37.4 15.1 - - 13.4 2.2 - - - 3.6 5.2 12.8 .409 - - - 4.7 6.6 .712
Larry Johnson 81 39.9 18.8 2.3 4.9 7.2 4.6 1.0 0.3 2.6 2.1 7.2 15.0 .480 1.0 2.6 .386 3.4 4.4 .774
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
Larry Johnson 4 43.0 20.8 2.5 3.3 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.8 7.8 16.3 .477 0.3 2.3 .111 5.0 6.3 .800

Season 5

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1954-551995-96
Team Fort Wayne PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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
Larry Johnson 81 40.4 20.5 3.1 5.4 8.4 4.4 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.1 7.2 15.1 .476 0.8 2.3 .366 5.3 7.0 .757
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
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1955-561996-97
Team Fort Wayne PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 72 28.1 16.2 - - 9.0 1.8 - - - 3.7 5.1 11.4 .447 - - - 6.0 7.7 .778
Larry Johnson 76 34.4 12.8 2.2 3.0 5.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 3.3 4.9 9.7 .512 0.4 1.4 .324 2.5 3.6 .693
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
Larry Johnson 9 32.6 13.8 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.7 3.0 4.8 8.6 .558 0.7 1.9 .353 3.6 4.2 .842

Season 7

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1956-571997-98
Team Fort Wayne PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisKnicks Lost East 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 61 25.1 12.4 - - 9.1 1.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 10.1 .394 - - - 4.5 6.2 .718
Larry Johnson 70 34.5 15.5 2.5 3.2 5.7 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 6.1 12.6 .485 0.2 0.9 .238 3.1 4.0 .756
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
Larry Johnson 8 38.8 17.9 3.1 3.5 6.6 1.6 1.3 0.4 3.1 3.8 6.5 13.4 .486 0.3 1.3 .200 4.6 6.3 .740

Season 8

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1957-581998-99
Team Minneapolis LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost NBA 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 72 30.6 16.8 - - 12.2 1.5 - - - 4.2 5.4 13.6 .398 - - - 5.9 7.9 .756
Larry Johnson 49 33.4 12.0 1.9 3.9 5.8 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.0 4.3 9.3 .459 0.7 1.9 .359 2.7 3.3 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust ------- --- ----------
Larry Johnson 20 34.1 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.6 1.1 0.1 1.7 3.2 4.4 10.2 .426 1.2 4.1 .293 1.6 2.3 .674

Season 9

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1958-591999-00
Team Minneapolis LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 72 26.8 12.3 - - 8.7 1.3 - - - 3.2 4.2 10.7 .390 - - - 3.9 5.1 .765
Larry Johnson 70 32.6 10.7 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.9 4.0 9.3 .433 0.8 2.5 .333 1.8 2.4 .766
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
Larry Johnson 16 36.8 11.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.4 2.9 4.4 9.5 .461 0.8 2.1 .394 1.7 2.1 .794

Season 10

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1959-602000-01
Team Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 72 27.3 12.2 - - 8.6 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.6 .407 - - - 3.5 4.4 .791
Larry Johnson 65 32.4 9.9 1.4 4.2 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.2 3.8 9.2 .411 0.8 2.5 .313 1.6 2.0 .797
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
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1960-61-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA 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
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Larry Foust Larry Johnson
Season 1961-62-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
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 %
Larry Foust 57 20.2 9.7 - - 5.8 1.4 - - - 3.3 3.6 7.6 .471 - - - 2.5 3.1 .815
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Foust ------- --- ----------
Larry Johnson ------- --- ----------