Ruben Patterson vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Ruben Patterson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Ruben Patterson 10 Ben Simmons 7

Playoffs Played Ruben Patterson 5 Ben Simmons 4

All-Star Games Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Ruben Patterson 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.7 Ben Simmons 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 4.2 Ben Simmons 7.4

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.8 Ben Simmons 7.2

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.2 Ben Simmons 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 6,953 Ben Simmons 5,021

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 2,697 Ben Simmons 2,840

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 1,150 Ben Simmons 2,754

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 751 Ben Simmons 568

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 249 Ben Simmons 255

Total Games Ruben Patterson 649 Ben Simmons 383

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .517 Ben Simmons .558

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .179 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .641 Ben Simmons .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 6.7 Ben Simmons 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.5 Ben Simmons 7.2

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.8 Ben Simmons 6.6

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.5 Ben Simmons 1.2

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.2 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 147 Ben Simmons 477

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 54 Ben Simmons 280

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 17 Ben Simmons 259

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 11 Ben Simmons 48

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 4 Ben Simmons 34

Total Games Ruben Patterson 22 Ben Simmons 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .477 Ben Simmons .567

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .000 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .719 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)