Harry Gallatin vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Harry Gallatin played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Harry Gallatin had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1948-49	2017-18
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div 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		%
Harry Gallatin	52	-	8.3	-	-	-	1.2	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	9.2	.328	-	-	-	2.3	3.3	.710
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		%
Harry Gallatin	6	-	12.0	-	-	-	1.7	-	-	-	5.2	3.3	9.3	.357	-	-	-	5.3	6.5	.821
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
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1949-50	2018-19
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div 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		%
Harry Gallatin	68	-	11.8	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	-	3.2	3.9	9.8	.396	-	-	-	4.1	5.4	.757
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		%
Harry Gallatin	5	-	13.0	-	-	-	1.2	-	-	-	4.6	4.0	10.4	.385	-	-	-	5.0	6.4	.781
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
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1950-51	2019-20
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Harry Gallatin	66	-	12.8	-	-	12.1	2.7	-	-	-	3.7	4.4	10.7	.416	-	-	-	3.9	5.4	.732
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		%
Harry Gallatin	14	-	11.8	-	-	11.6	1.9	-	-	-	4.1	3.5	10.0	.350	-	-	-	4.8	6.2	.770
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1951-52	2020-21
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Harry Gallatin	66	29.3	11.2	-	-	10.0	1.7	-	-	-	3.4	3.5	8.0	.442	-	-	-	4.2	5.2	.806
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		%
Harry Gallatin	14	33.6	10.8	-	-	9.6	1.4	-	-	-	3.2	3.6	8.7	.410	-	-	-	3.6	4.7	.773
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
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1952-53	2022-23
Team	New York Knicks	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks 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		%
Harry Gallatin	70	33.3	12.4	-	-	13.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	9.1	.444	-	-	-	4.3	6.1	.700
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		%
Harry Gallatin	11	27.5	10.5	-	-	10.9	1.4	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	7.8	.419	-	-	-	4.0	5.4	.746
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1953-54	2023-24
Team	New York Knicks	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost E Div Round Robin	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		%
Harry Gallatin	72	37.4	13.2	-	-	15.3	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	3.6	8.9	.404	-	-	-	6.0	7.7	.784
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		%
Harry Gallatin	4	37.8	13.5	-	-	15.3	1.5	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	8.8	.457	-	-	-	5.5	7.8	.710
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1954-55	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div 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		%
Harry Gallatin	72	35.4	14.6	-	-	13.8	2.4	-	-	-	2.9	4.6	11.9	.384	-	-	-	5.5	6.7	.814
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harry Gallatin	3	36.0	18.3	-	-	14.7	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	6.3	14.0	.452	-	-	-	5.7	7.3	.773
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1955-56	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Harry Gallatin	72	33.0	13.9	-	-	10.3	2.3	-	-	-	3.1	4.5	11.6	.386	-	-	-	5.0	6.3	.787
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harry Gallatin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Harry Gallatin	Ben Simmons
Season	1956-57	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Harry Gallatin	72	27.0	15.0	-	-	10.1	1.2	-	-	-	2.8	4.6	11.3	.406	-	-	-	5.8	7.2	.800
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harry Gallatin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-