Quincy Pondexter vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Quincy Pondexter, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Quincy Pondexter played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Quincy Pondexter had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Quincy Pondexter 7 5 2010-11 to 2018-19
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2010-112017-18
Team New Orleans HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Quincy Pondexter 66 11.1 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.7 .406 0.3 0.8 .360 0.4 0.5 .706
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 %
Quincy Pondexter 3 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Quincy Pondexter 64 15.7 4.2 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.7 3.7 .452 0.3 1.1 .301 0.5 0.8 .623
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 %
Quincy Pondexter 7 16.3 4.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.6 .667 0.3 0.6 .500 1.0 1.3 .778
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
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Quincy Pondexter 59 21.1 6.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.1 .428 1.0 2.6 .395 1.0 1.3 .787
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 %
Quincy Pondexter 15 23.8 8.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 2.1 3.1 6.3 .489 1.6 3.5 .453 1.1 1.9 .607
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 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 %
Quincy Pondexter 15 18.0 6.3 0.7 1.1 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.1 5.3 .392 0.7 2.3 .324 1.4 1.7 .808
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 %
Quincy Pondexter ------- --- ----------
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
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans 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 %
Quincy Pondexter 75 23.9 7.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.5 6.0 .421 1.2 3.3 .373 0.9 1.3 .740
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 %
Quincy Pondexter 4 31.0 7.3 0.8 4.3 5.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 0.3 3.3 2.5 7.0 .357 0.8 2.5 .300 1.5 1.8 .857
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Note: Quincy Pondexter didn't play in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season 6
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Chicago BullsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Quincy Pondexter 23 8.5 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.6 2.1 .286 0.1 1.0 .136 0.6 0.7 .824
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 %
Quincy Pondexter ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Quincy Pondexter Ben Simmons
Season 2018-19-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Quincy Pondexter 53 5.5 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.1 .500 0.1 0.3 .333 0.6 0.8 .810
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Quincy Pondexter 5 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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