Paul Pierce vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Ben Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Pierce 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Paul Pierce 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Paul Pierce 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)