Howard Porter vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Howard Porter 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

Howard Porter

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Porter 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Howard Porter 7 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Howard Porter 6 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Howard Porter 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Porter 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Porter 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Porter 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Howard Porter 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Howard Porter 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 Howard Porter 9.2 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.1 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.4 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 4,215 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 1,872 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Howard Porter 211 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Howard Porter 156 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Howard Porter 212 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Howard Porter 457 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .469 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .802 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 13.2 (1977) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 5.9 (1977) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 (1977) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.3 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.2 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 335 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 152 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Howard Porter 18 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Howard Porter 18 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Howard Porter 15 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Howard Porter 36 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .459 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .846 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 20.0 (1977) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 6.7 (1975) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.8 (1972) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) * 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.