Ben Simmons vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine and Ben Simmons that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ben Simmons

vs.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 Darnell Valentine 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Darnell Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)