Fred Brown vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Fred Brown 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

Fred Brown

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Brown: 1971-72 to 1983-84
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Brown 1 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Fred Brown 13 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Fred Brown 8 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Fred Brown 1 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Brown 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Brown 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Brown 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Fred Brown 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Fred Brown 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 Fred Brown 14.6 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Fred Brown 2.7 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Fred Brown 3.3 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Fred Brown 1.4 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Fred Brown 0.2 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Brown 14,018 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Fred Brown 2,637 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Fred Brown 3,160 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Fred Brown 1,149 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Fred Brown 166 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Fred Brown 963 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Brown .478 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Fred Brown .373 * Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Fred Brown .858 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Brown 23.1 (1976) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Brown 4.9 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Fred Brown 5.5 (1973) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Fred Brown 2.3 (1975) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Fred Brown 0.3 (1978) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Brown 14.4 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Brown 2.4 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Fred Brown 2.3 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Fred Brown 0.9 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Fred Brown 0.1 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Brown 1,197 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Fred Brown 196 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Fred Brown 193 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Fred Brown 74 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Fred Brown 8 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Fred Brown 83 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Brown .461 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Fred Brown .310 * Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Fred Brown .819 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Brown 28.5 (1976) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Brown 4.7 (1976) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Fred Brown 2.9 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Fred Brown 2.2 (1976) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Fred Brown 0.2 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.