Don Adams vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Adams 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Don Adams 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Don Adams 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 Don Adams 8.7 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Don Adams 487 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Don Adams 22 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * 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.