Larry Friend vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah and Larry Friend, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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 Friend played 1 years in the NBA, 12 less than Joakim Noah, who played 13. Larry Friend had his first NBA Season in 1957-58, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 Friend |
1 |
0 |
1957-58 |
Joakim Noah |
13 |
8 |
2007-08 to 2019-20 |
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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 Friend |
44 |
12.9 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
.327 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.659 |
Joakim Noah |
74 |
20.7 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.691 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
80 |
24.2 |
6.7 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.676 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
7 |
38.7 |
10.1 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
13.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.760 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
64 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
5 |
37.6 |
14.8 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
3.8 |
.947 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
48 |
32.8 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
.525 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
16 |
33.1 |
8.7 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
10.2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.725 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
64 |
30.4 |
10.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
7.7 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
3 |
33.0 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
9.3 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
8.7 |
.731 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
.636 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
66 |
36.8 |
11.9 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
12 |
34.1 |
10.8 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
9.6 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.641 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
80 |
35.3 |
12.6 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
11.3 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
5 |
42.0 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.588 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
67 |
30.6 |
7.2 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
9.6 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
.603 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
12 |
32.9 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.350 |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
29 |
21.9 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
8.8 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.383 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.489 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
46 |
22.1 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
8.8 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.436 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
7 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
42 |
16.5 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
5 |
10.0 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Friend |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joakim Noah |
2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |