Travis Knight vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Travis Knight, 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.

Travis Knight played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Travis Knight had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Travis Knight 7 4 1996-97 to 2002-03
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Travis Knight 71 16.3 4.8 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 2.4 2.0 3.9 .509 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .620
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 %
Travis Knight 9 10.3 2.1 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.9 1.1 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
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
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 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 %
Travis Knight 74 20.3 6.5 2.0 3.0 4.9 1.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 3.4 2.6 5.9 .441 0.2 0.7 .273 1.1 1.4 .786
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 %
Travis Knight ------- --- ----------
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
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Travis Knight 37 14.2 4.2 0.9 2.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.9 1.8 3.5 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .759
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 %
Travis Knight 3 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Travis Knight 63 6.5 1.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.7 1.9 .390 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .607
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 %
Travis Knight 14 3.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.6 1.1 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .333
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
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2000-012022-23
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Travis Knight 45 5.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 .189 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .500
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 %
Travis Knight 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2001-022023-24
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 %
Travis Knight 49 8.8 2.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.9 0.8 2.3 .363 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .762
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 %
Travis Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Travis Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2002-03-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Travis Knight 32 9.0 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.8 2.0 .385 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .769
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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