Ray Felix vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Ray Felix, 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.

Ray Felix played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Ray Felix had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, 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
Ray Felix 9 5 1953-54 to 1961-62
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1953-542017-18
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie 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 %
Ray Felix 72 37.1 17.6 - - 13.3 1.1 - - - 3.5 5.7 13.7 .417 - - - 6.2 9.8 .638
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 %
Ray Felix ------- --- ----------
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

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1954-552018-19
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div Semis76ers 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 %
Ray Felix 72 28.1 14.4 - - 11.4 0.9 - - - 4.0 5.1 11.6 .438 - - - 4.3 6.9 .622
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 %
Ray Felix 3 21.0 5.7 - - 4.0 0.3 - - - 2.0 0.7 5.3 .125 - - - 4.3 7.0 .619
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

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1955-562019-20
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 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 %
Ray Felix 72 23.6 12.3 - - 8.7 0.7 - - - 4.1 3.8 9.3 .415 - - - 4.6 6.5 .706
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 %
Ray Felix ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1956-572020-21
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 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 %
Ray Felix 72 22.5 12.0 - - 8.2 0.5 - - - 3.9 4.1 9.8 .416 - - - 3.8 5.2 .747
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 %
Ray Felix ------- --- ----------
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

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1957-582022-23
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn 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 %
Ray Felix 72 23.7 12.2 - - 10.4 0.7 - - - 3.9 4.2 9.6 .442 - - - 3.8 5.4 .697
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 %
Ray Felix ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1958-592023-24
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Ray Felix 72 22.1 10.4 - - 7.9 0.7 - - - 3.8 3.6 9.7 .371 - - - 3.2 4.5 .713
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 %
Ray Felix 2 22.5 13.0 - - 11.5 1.0 - - - 6.0 6.0 14.0 .429 - - - 1.0 2.0 .500
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1959-60-
Team New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Ray Felix 47 18.8 7.3 - - 7.2 0.7 - - - 3.8 2.9 7.6 .383 - - - 1.5 2.4 .625
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ray Felix 8 18.4 6.5 - - 6.6 1.1 - - - 4.3 2.1 5.1 .415 - - - 2.3 3.1 .720
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1960-61-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Ray Felix 78 19.4 6.6 - - 6.9 0.5 - - - 3.9 2.4 6.5 .372 - - - 1.7 2.5 .699
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ray Felix 12 28.3 10.2 - - 10.4 0.8 - - - 4.3 3.8 9.1 .422 - - - 2.5 3.3 .769
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Ray Felix Ben Simmons
Season 1961-62-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Ray Felix 80 18.5 5.4 - - 5.9 0.7 - - - 3.3 2.1 5.0 .430 - - - 1.1 1.6 .692
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ray Felix 13 18.6 6.5 - - 5.9 0.5 - - - 3.0 2.2 4.5 .492 - - - 2.0 2.9 .684
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------