Gar Heard vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Gar Heard 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Gar Heard 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 Gar Heard 8.7 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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.