Porter Meriwether vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Porter Meriwether 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - 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.