Clifford Robinson vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Clifford Robinson, 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.

Clifford Robinson played 18 years in the NBA, 12 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Clifford Robinson had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Clifford Robinson	18	17	1989-90 to 2006-07
Ben Simmons	6	3	2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1989-90	2017-18
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	76ers 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		%
Clifford Robinson	82	19.1	9.1	1.3	2.4	3.8	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.6	2.8	3.6	9.2	.397	0.1	0.5	.273	1.7	3.1	.550
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		%
Clifford Robinson	21	18.6	6.5	1.5	2.6	4.1	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.2	3.4	2.6	7.2	.358	0.0	0.2	.000	1.4	2.5	.558
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
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1990-91	2018-19
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	76ers 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		%
Clifford Robinson	82	23.7	11.7	1.5	2.8	4.3	1.8	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.2	4.5	9.8	.463	0.1	0.2	.316	2.5	3.8	.653
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		%
Clifford Robinson	16	22.1	10.3	1.5	2.4	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.0	1.6	2.9	3.9	7.3	.538	0.1	0.2	.333	2.4	4.3	.551
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


Season 3
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1991-92	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Clifford Robinson	82	25.9	12.4	1.7	3.4	5.1	1.7	1.0	1.3	1.9	3.3	4.9	10.4	.466	0.0	0.1	.091	2.7	4.0	.664
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		%
Clifford Robinson	21	24.9	10.8	1.2	3.0	4.2	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.3	4.0	4.3	9.4	.462	0.0	0.3	.167	2.1	3.7	.571
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1992-93	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers 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		%
Clifford Robinson	82	31.4	19.1	2.0	4.6	6.6	2.2	1.2	2.0	2.1	3.5	7.7	16.3	.473	0.2	0.9	.247	3.5	5.1	.690
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		%
Clifford Robinson	4	32.8	10.3	2.5	1.8	4.3	1.5	1.5	1.8	2.0	4.3	4.0	15.3	.262	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	5.5	.409
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
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1993-94	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Clifford Robinson	82	34.8	20.1	2.0	4.7	6.7	1.9	1.4	1.4	2.1	3.2	7.8	17.1	.457	0.2	0.6	.245	4.3	5.6	.765
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		%
Clifford Robinson	4	37.3	16.3	2.8	3.5	6.3	2.5	0.8	1.5	2.8	3.3	7.0	17.0	.412	0.5	2.3	.222	1.8	2.0	.875
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1994-95	2023-24
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Clifford Robinson	75	36.3	21.3	2.0	3.6	5.6	2.6	1.1	1.1	2.1	3.2	8.0	17.6	.452	1.9	5.1	.371	3.5	5.1	.694
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		%
Clifford Robinson	3	39.7	15.7	2.3	4.0	6.3	2.7	0.7	0.3	2.7	4.3	5.7	15.7	.362	1.3	5.7	.235	3.0	5.3	.563
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1995-96	-
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	78	38.2	21.1	1.6	4.1	5.7	2.4	1.1	0.9	2.5	3.2	7.1	16.7	.423	2.3	6.0	.378	4.6	6.9	.664
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	5	36.2	15.2	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.6	1.4	1.0	3.2	3.8	4.2	12.2	.344	1.2	4.6	.261	5.6	7.4	.757
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1996-97	-
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	81	38.0	15.1	1.1	2.9	4.0	3.2	1.2	0.8	2.1	3.1	5.5	12.9	.426	1.5	4.3	.346	2.7	3.8	.696
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	4	40.3	12.0	3.0	3.8	6.8	3.0	0.5	1.0	2.5	3.3	4.3	11.8	.362	0.8	4.0	.188	2.8	4.0	.688
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1997-98	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	80	29.5	14.2	1.9	3.2	5.1	2.1	1.2	1.1	1.8	3.1	5.4	11.2	.479	0.3	1.1	.321	3.1	4.5	.689
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	4	23.0	6.3	1.5	1.5	3.0	0.8	0.8	0.5	1.3	4.8	2.3	8.3	.273	0.0	0.3	.000	1.8	2.3	.778
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1998-99	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	50	34.8	16.4	1.4	3.2	4.5	2.6	1.5	1.2	1.8	3.1	6.0	12.6	.475	1.2	2.8	.417	3.3	4.7	.697
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	3	39.0	15.7	2.3	3.0	5.3	2.7	2.0	0.3	2.3	4.0	6.3	13.3	.475	0.7	3.0	.222	2.3	3.7	.636
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	1999-00	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West 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		%
Clifford Robinson	80	35.5	18.5	1.3	3.2	4.5	2.8	1.1	0.8	2.1	3.0	6.6	14.3	.464	1.5	4.1	.370	3.7	4.8	.782
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	9	37.0	17.6	2.0	4.0	6.0	2.1	1.2	0.8	2.0	3.9	6.2	16.1	.386	1.4	4.4	.325	3.7	5.0	.733
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Phoenix Suns	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	82	33.5	16.4	1.3	2.8	4.1	2.9	1.1	1.0	2.3	3.1	6.1	14.5	.422	1.1	3.0	.361	3.1	4.4	.709
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	4	28.3	15.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	3.5	5.3	12.5	.420	1.0	4.0	.250	3.5	5.5	.636
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2001-02	-
Team	Detroit Pistons	-
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Pistons 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		%
Clifford Robinson	80	35.7	14.6	1.0	3.8	4.8	2.5	1.1	1.2	1.9	3.0	5.7	13.4	.425	1.4	3.8	.378	1.8	2.6	.694
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	10	40.8	13.2	0.5	2.5	3.0	2.9	1.8	1.9	2.1	2.8	4.5	12.4	.363	1.8	5.3	.340	2.4	3.0	.800
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2002-03	-
Team	Detroit Pistons	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	81	34.9	12.2	1.0	2.9	3.9	3.3	1.1	1.1	2.0	3.2	4.6	11.5	.398	1.1	3.2	.336	2.0	2.9	.676
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	17	30.8	9.3	0.8	1.9	2.7	2.9	0.9	0.8	1.6	3.6	3.4	9.4	.358	1.3	3.5	.373	1.3	2.2	.595
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2003-04	-
Team	Golden State Warriors	-
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		%
Clifford Robinson	82	34.7	11.8	0.7	3.3	3.9	3.3	0.8	0.9	2.1	2.9	4.5	11.5	.387	1.4	3.8	.357	1.5	2.1	.711
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2004-05	-
Team	Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	71	23.8	7.5	0.8	2.2	2.9	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.9	2.5	2.8	7.4	.386	0.9	2.7	.347	0.9	1.4	.639
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	4	17.8	7.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	5.0	2.8	6.8	.407	1.0	3.5	.286	0.5	0.5	1.000
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2005-06	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Clifford Robinson	80	23.3	6.9	0.7	2.7	3.3	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.6	2.7	6.4	.427	0.8	2.2	.343	0.7	1.0	.658
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	8	24.8	4.5	0.3	3.0	3.3	0.6	1.1	0.4	1.3	3.5	1.6	4.9	.333	0.8	2.4	.316	0.5	0.6	.800
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 18
	Clifford Robinson	Ben Simmons
Season	2006-07	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Clifford Robinson	50	19.1	4.1	0.6	1.8	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.6	2.0	1.6	4.4	.372	0.5	1.3	.379	0.3	0.7	.444
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clifford Robinson	4	5.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.5	.167	0.3	0.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Clifford Robinson vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Clifford Robinson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18