Gaylon Nickerson vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Gaylon Nickerson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)