Brent Price vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Brent Price, 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.

Brent Price played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Brent Price had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Brent Price 9 2 1992-93 to 2001-02
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1992-932017-18
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Brent Price 68 12.6 3.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.5 4.1 .358 0.1 0.7 .167 0.8 1.0 .794
Ben Simmons 81 33.7 15.8 1.8 6.3 8.1 8.2 1.7 0.9 3.4 2.6 6.7 12.3 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons 10 36.9 16.3 1.6 7.8 9.4 7.7 1.7 0.8 4.4 3.4 6.1 12.5 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.8 .707

Season 2

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Brent Price 65 15.9 6.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 3.3 0.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.2 5.0 .433 0.8 2.3 .333 1.0 1.3 .782
Ben Simmons 79 34.2 16.9 2.2 6.6 8.8 7.7 1.4 0.8 3.5 2.6 6.8 12.2 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons 12 35.1 13.9 1.9 5.1 7.0 6.0 1.3 1.0 2.7 3.8 6.0 9.7 .621 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .575

Note: Brent Price didn't play in 1994-95.

Season 3

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Brent Price 81 25.2 10.0 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.1 1.0 0.0 1.9 2.3 3.1 6.6 .472 1.7 3.7 .462 2.1 2.4 .874
Ben Simmons 57 35.4 16.4 2.0 5.8 7.8 8.0 2.1 0.6 3.5 3.3 6.6 11.4 .580 0.0 0.1 .286 3.2 5.2 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Brent Price 25 15.6 5.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.4 1.8 4.2 .419 0.7 2.1 .321 0.8 0.8 1.000
Ben Simmons 58 32.4 14.3 1.6 5.6 7.2 6.9 1.6 0.6 3.0 2.9 5.6 10.1 .557 0.1 0.2 .300 3.0 4.9 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons 12 33.5 11.9 2.1 5.8 7.9 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.3 3.3 4.9 7.9 .621 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 6.1 .342

Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 5

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Brent Price 72 18.5 5.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.3 1.8 4.3 .413 1.0 2.6 .390 1.1 1.4 .786
Ben Simmons 42 26.3 6.9 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 1.3 0.6 2.3 3.3 3.2 5.6 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.4 .439
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price 5 14.8 3.8 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.0 1.2 2.4 1.2 3.0 .400 1.0 2.6 .385 0.4 0.6 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Brent Price 40 20.2 7.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.8 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.3 2.5 5.2 .483 1.2 2.8 .411 1.2 1.5 .754
Ben Simmons 15 23.9 6.1 2.1 5.9 7.9 5.7 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.9 4.9 .581 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price 4 24.5 8.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 6.0 .458 1.3 3.5 .357 1.5 1.5 1.000
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 1999-00-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Brent Price 41 10.3 3.4 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 2.9 .345 0.6 1.7 .368 0.8 1.0 .872
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 2000-01-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Brent Price 6 5.0 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.5 1.8 .273 0.2 0.7 .250 1.0 1.2 .857
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Brent Price Ben Simmons
Season 2001-02-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Brent Price 20 4.5 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.4 .333 0.2 0.8 .267 0.5 0.7 .692
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brent Price ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------