Earl Cureton vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Earl Cureton 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)