Aaron Holiday vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Aaron Holiday, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Aaron Holiday and Ben Simmons both played 6 years in the NBA. Aaron Holiday had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Aaron Holiday 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Holiday Ben Simmons
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 50 12.9 5.9 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 2.1 5.2 .401 0.9 2.5 .339 0.8 1.0 .820
Ben Simmons 81 33.7 15.8 1.8 6.3 8.1 8.2 1.7 0.9 3.4 2.6 6.7 12.3 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 3 4.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons 10 36.9 16.3 1.6 7.8 9.4 7.7 1.7 0.8 4.4 3.4 6.1 12.5 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.8 .707

Season 2
Aaron Holiday Ben Simmons
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 66 24.5 9.5 0.3 2.0 2.4 3.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.8 3.5 8.5 .414 1.3 3.3 .394 1.1 1.3 .851
Ben Simmons 79 34.2 16.9 2.2 6.6 8.8 7.7 1.4 0.8 3.5 2.6 6.8 12.2 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 4 18.0 7.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 3.0 5.3 .571 1.0 2.3 .444 0.8 1.3 .600
Ben Simmons 12 35.1 13.9 1.9 5.1 7.0 6.0 1.3 1.0 2.7 3.8 6.0 9.7 .621 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .575

Season 3
Aaron Holiday Ben Simmons
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 66 17.8 7.2 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.4 2.6 6.6 .390 1.0 2.8 .368 1.0 1.3 .819
Ben Simmons 57 35.4 16.4 2.0 5.8 7.8 8.0 2.1 0.6 3.5 3.3 6.6 11.4 .580 0.0 0.1 .286 3.2 5.2 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Aaron Holiday Ben Simmons
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Washington Wizards, Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 63 16.2 6.3 0.4 1.6 1.9 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.5 2.4 5.4 .447 0.6 1.6 .379 0.9 1.1 .868
Ben Simmons 58 32.4 14.3 1.6 5.6 7.2 6.9 1.6 0.6 3.0 2.9 5.6 10.1 .557 0.1 0.2 .300 3.0 4.9 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 6 3.3 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.3 2.3 .571 0.8 1.2 .714 0.0 0.2 .000
Ben Simmons 12 33.5 11.9 2.1 5.8 7.9 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.3 3.3 4.9 7.9 .621 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 6.1 .342

Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 5
Aaron Holiday Ben Simmons
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 63 13.4 3.9 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.5 3.5 .418 0.6 1.4 .409 0.4 0.5 .844
Ben Simmons 42 26.3 6.9 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 1.3 0.6 2.3 3.3 3.2 5.6 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.4 .439
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Aaron Holiday Ben Simmons
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday 78 16.3 6.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.4 5.3 .446 1.1 2.8 .387 0.7 0.8 .921
Ben Simmons 15 23.9 6.1 2.1 5.9 7.9 5.7 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.9 4.9 .581 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron Holiday ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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