Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Kostas Papanikolaou 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

Kostas Papanikolaou

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)