Spencer Haywood vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Ben Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Spencer Haywood 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Spencer Haywood 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Spencer Haywood 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 Spencer Haywood 19.2 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.