Ben Simmons vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Simmons 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Simmons 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ben Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Jerry West 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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