Matt Harpring vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Harpring 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)