Jim McDaniels vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Jim McDaniels 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

Jim McDaniels

vs.

Ben Simmons

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Jim McDaniels 5 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Jim McDaniels 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Jim McDaniels 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 Jim McDaniels 5.3 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels 4.4 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.9 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.1 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.6 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McDaniels 967 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Jim McDaniels 810 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Jim McDaniels 170 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Jim McDaniels 15 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Jim McDaniels 62 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Jim McDaniels 184 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McDaniels .402 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Jim McDaniels - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Jim McDaniels .703 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels 9.4 (1972) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels 6.8 (1972) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels 1.1 (1973) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.3 (1974) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.9 (1978) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Jim McDaniels - * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Jim McDaniels - * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Jim McDaniels 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Jim McDaniels - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels - * 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.