Cliff Meely vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Cliff Meely 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

Cliff Meely

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Meely 5 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Cliff Meely 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 8.4 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 5.4 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.3 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.6 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely 2,658 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely 1,703 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Cliff Meely 398 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Cliff Meely 88 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Cliff Meely 106 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Cliff Meely 318 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely .417 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Cliff Meely - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely .675 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Cliff Meely - * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Cliff Meely - * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Cliff Meely 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Cliff Meely - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Cliff Meely - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Cliff Meely - * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Meely - * Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.