Jim Nolan vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

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

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Nolan: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Nolan 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Jim Nolan 1 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Jim Nolan 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Jim Nolan 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Nolan 0 * Ben Simmons 2

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

Steals Leader Jim Nolan 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Nolan 0 * Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan 8 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Jim Nolan 4 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Jim Nolan 5 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan .190 Ben Simmons .560

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 (1950) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 (1950) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Jim Nolan 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons .571

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

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

Steals Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.