Ben Simmons vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.