LaMelo Ball vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 30

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)