Ron Riley vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Ron Riley 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

Ron Riley

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Riley 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Ron Riley 4 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Ron Riley 1 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Ron Riley 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Riley 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Riley 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Riley 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Ron Riley 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Ron Riley 0 Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 5.8 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 5.2 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.2 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.6 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.4 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 1,542 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 1,368 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Ron Riley 318 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Ron Riley 106 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Ron Riley 67 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Ron Riley 264 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .419 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .691 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 8.4 (1973) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 6.9 (1973) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.7 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 56 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 36 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Ron Riley 15 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Ron Riley 9 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Ron Riley 2 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Ron Riley 8 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .595 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .375 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 (1975) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 (1975) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) * Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.