Larry Foust
C · STL
Seasons 1950-51–1961-62 · 12 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1928
8× All-Star2× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Big One, Large Laurence, Big 'un |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #16 (also #14, #13) |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1928-06-24 |
| College | La Salle |
| Drafted | 1950 · Round 1, Pick 6 · CHS |
| Seasons | 1950-51–1961-62 (12) |
Career averages
13.7 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.7 APG · 817 games · .405 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | FTW | 22 | 68 | — | .346 | — | .659 | 10.0 | 1.3 | — | — | 13.5 | — | .409 |
| 1951-52 | FTW | 23 | 66 | 39.6 | .394 | — | .678 | 13.3 | 3.0 | — | — | 15.9 | 21.3 | .450 |
| 1952-53 | FTW | 24 | 67 | 34.4 | .360 | — | .723 | 11.5 | 2.3 | — | — | 14.3 | 20.5 | .448 |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 25 | 72 | 37.4 | .409 | — | .712 | 13.4 | 2.2 | — | — | 15.1 | 23.0 | .483 |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 26 | 70 | 32.3 | .487 | — | .766 | 10.0 | 1.7 | — | — | 17.0 | 23.5 | .570 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 27 | 72 | 28.1 | .447 | — | .778 | 9.0 | 1.8 | — | — | 16.2 | 23.8 | .547 |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 28 | 61 | 25.1 | .394 | — | .718 | 9.1 | 1.2 | — | — | 12.4 | 19.4 | .484 |
| 1957-58 | MNL | 29 | 72 | 30.6 | .398 | — | .756 | 12.2 | 1.5 | — | — | 16.8 | 20.0 | .491 |
| 1958-59 | MNL | 30 | 72 | 26.8 | .390 | — | .765 | 8.7 | 1.3 | — | — | 12.3 | 16.1 | .473 |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 31 | 72 | 27.3 | .407 | — | .791 | 8.6 | 1.3 | — | — | 12.2 | 15.0 | .484 |
| MNL | 31 | 47 | 29.7 | .387 | — | .786 | 9.3 | 1.6 | — | — | 13.3 | 14.6 | .460 | |
| STL | 31 | 25 | 22.6 | .470 | — | .800 | 7.3 | 0.9 | — | — | 10.2 | 16.1 | .555 | |
| 1960-61 | STL | 32 | 68 | 17.8 | .397 | — | .788 | 5.7 | 1.1 | — | — | 8.1 | 13.7 | .475 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 33 | 57 | 20.2 | .471 | — | .815 | 5.8 | 1.4 | — | — | 9.7 | 14.8 | .541 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | FTW | 68 | — | — | 327 | 944 | .346 | — | — | 261 | 396 | 681 | 90 | — | — | — | 915 |
| 1951-52 | FTW | 66 | — | 2,615 | 390 | 989 | .394 | — | — | 267 | 394 | 880 | 200 | — | — | — | 1,047 |
| 1952-53 | FTW | 67 | — | 2,303 | 311 | 865 | .360 | — | — | 336 | 465 | 769 | 151 | — | — | — | 958 |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 72 | — | 2,693 | 376 | 919 | .409 | — | — | 338 | 475 | 967 | 161 | — | — | — | 1,090 |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 70 | — | 2,264 | 398 | 818 | .487 | — | — | 393 | 513 | 700 | 118 | — | — | — | 1,189 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 72 | — | 2,024 | 367 | 821 | .447 | — | — | 432 | 555 | 648 | 127 | — | — | — | 1,166 |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 61 | — | 1,533 | 243 | 617 | .394 | — | — | 273 | 380 | 555 | 71 | — | — | — | 759 |
| 1957-58 | MNL | 72 | — | 2,200 | 391 | 982 | .398 | — | — | 428 | 566 | 876 | 108 | — | — | — | 1,210 |
| 1958-59 | MNL | 72 | — | 1,933 | 301 | 771 | .390 | — | — | 280 | 366 | 627 | 91 | — | — | — | 882 |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 72 | — | 1,964 | 312 | 766 | .407 | — | — | 253 | 320 | 621 | 96 | — | — | — | 877 |
| MNL | 47 | — | 1,398 | 225 | 581 | .387 | — | — | 173 | 220 | 439 | 74 | — | — | — | 623 | |
| STL | 25 | — | 566 | 87 | 185 | .470 | — | — | 80 | 100 | 182 | 22 | — | — | — | 254 | |
| 1960-61 | STL | 68 | — | 1,208 | 194 | 489 | .397 | — | — | 164 | 208 | 389 | 77 | — | — | — | 552 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 57 | — | 1,153 | 204 | 433 | .471 | — | — | 145 | 178 | 328 | 78 | — | — | — | 553 |
| Career | 817 | — | — | 3,814 | 9,414 | .405 | 0 | 0 | 3570 | 4816 | 8041 | 1368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,198 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | FTW | 68 | — | — | — | .346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | FTW | 66 | 39.6 | 5.4 | 13.6 | .394 | — | — | 3.7 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 14.4 |
| 1952-53 | FTW | 67 | 34.4 | 4.9 | 13.5 | .360 | — | — | 5.3 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 72 | 37.4 | 5.0 | 12.3 | .409 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 14.6 |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 70 | 32.3 | 6.3 | 13.0 | .487 | — | — | 6.2 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 18.9 |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 72 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 14.6 | .447 | — | — | 7.7 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 20.7 |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 61 | 25.1 | 5.7 | 14.5 | .394 | — | — | 6.4 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 17.8 |
| 1957-58 | MNL | 72 | 30.6 | 6.4 | 16.1 | .398 | — | — | 7.0 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 19.8 |
| 1958-59 | MNL | 72 | 26.8 | 5.6 | 14.4 | .390 | — | — | 5.2 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 72 | 27.3 | 5.7 | 14.0 | .407 | — | — | 4.6 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| MNL | 47 | 29.7 | 5.8 | 15.0 | .387 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 16.0 | |
| STL | 25 | 22.6 | 5.5 | 11.8 | .470 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.4 | 11.6 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 16.2 | |
| 1960-61 | STL | 68 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 14.6 | .397 | — | — | 4.9 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 16.5 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 57 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 13.5 | .471 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | FTW | 68 | — | — | .409 | — | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | FTW | 66 | 2,615 | 21.3 | .450 | — | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .130 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | FTW | 67 | 2,303 | 20.5 | .448 | — | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | .131 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 72 | 2,693 | 23.0 | .483 | — | 6.5 | 3.9 | 10.4 | .186 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 70 | 2,264 | 23.5 | .570 | — | 10.3 | 3.0 | 13.3 | .282 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 72 | 2,024 | 23.8 | .547 | — | 8.6 | 2.6 | 11.1 | .264 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 61 | 1,533 | 19.4 | .484 | — | 3.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | .148 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | MNL | 72 | 2,200 | 20.0 | .491 | — | 5.3 | 1.0 | 6.4 | .139 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | MNL | 72 | 1,933 | 16.1 | .473 | — | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | 2TM | 72 | 1,964 | 15.0 | .484 | — | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.9 | .119 | — | — | — | — |
| MNL | 47 | 1,398 | 14.6 | .460 | — | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | .097 | — | — | — | — | |
| STL | 25 | 566 | 16.1 | .555 | — | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .173 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1960-61 | STL | 68 | 1,208 | 13.7 | .475 | — | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .124 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | STL | 57 | 1,153 | 14.8 | .541 | — | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | .129 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 817 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79.1 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 3 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 4.419 |
| 1951-52 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.091 | — | 1.065 |
| 1952-53 | 8 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .774 | — | .833 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .917 | — | .891 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 2.7 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .929 |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .454 | — | .578 |
| 1956-57 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.167 | — | 1.396 |
| 1958-59 | 13 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .418 | — | .489 |
| 1959-60 | 12 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .392 | — | .459 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .450 | — | .497 |
| Career | 73 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .618 | — | .688 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 367 | 13.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 265–102 |
| Away | 397 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 89–308 |
| In wins | 354 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 354–0 |
| In losses | 410 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0–410 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 97 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 50–47 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 85 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 31–54 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 57 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 33–24 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 92 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 47–45 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 93 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 46–47 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 94 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 42–52 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Larry Foust's career stats?
Larry Foust has averaged 13.7 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.7 APG over 12 seasons (1950-51–1961-62).
How tall is Larry Foust?
Larry Foust is 6-9 (215 lb).
When was Larry Foust drafted?
Larry Foust was drafted in 1950, round 1, pick 6.