Antonio Davis vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Antonio Davis, 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

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.

Antonio Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Antonio Davis had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Antonio Davis	13	9	1993-94 to 2005-06
Ben Simmons	6	3	2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1993-94	2017-18
Team	Indiana Pacers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	76ers 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		%
Antonio Davis	81	21.4	7.7	2.3	3.9	6.2	0.7	0.6	1.0	1.3	2.3	2.7	5.2	.508	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.7	.642
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		%
Antonio Davis	16	25.1	8.4	2.3	4.3	6.6	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.4	2.9	3.0	5.6	.539	0.1	0.1	1.000	2.4	4.3	.559
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
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1994-95	2018-19
Team	Indiana Pacers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	76ers 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		%
Antonio Davis	44	23.4	7.6	2.4	4.0	6.4	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.5	3.0	2.5	5.6	.445	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.0	.672
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		%
Antonio Davis	17	21.6	5.9	2.2	3.5	5.7	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.4	3.6	1.9	4.2	.451	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.5	.627
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
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1995-96	2019-20
Team	Indiana Pacers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did 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		%
Antonio Davis	82	25.5	8.8	2.3	3.8	6.1	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.1	3.0	2.9	5.9	.490	0.0	0.0	.500	3.0	4.2	.713
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		%
Antonio Davis	5	25.4	7.8	2.4	3.8	6.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	2.0	2.4	2.6	5.0	.520	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.0	.867
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1996-97	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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		%
Antonio Davis	82	28.5	10.5	2.3	5.0	7.3	0.8	0.5	1.0	1.7	3.2	3.8	7.8	.480	0.0	0.2	.071	2.9	4.4	.666
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		%
Antonio Davis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1997-98	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Did 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		%
Antonio Davis	82	26.7	9.6	2.3	4.5	6.8	0.7	0.5	0.9	1.3	2.9	3.1	6.4	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	3.4	4.9	.696
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		%
Antonio Davis	16	28.6	9.2	2.3	4.4	6.8	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.6	4.1	2.6	5.7	.462	0.0	0.0	-	3.9	5.9	.670
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1998-99	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Did 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		%
Antonio Davis	49	25.9	9.4	2.4	4.7	7.0	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.0	2.8	3.3	7.1	.471	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.9	.703
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		%
Antonio Davis	13	25.1	7.9	1.8	5.3	7.1	0.6	0.4	1.1	1.5	3.0	2.4	5.8	.413	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.8	.661
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	1999-00	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	79	31.4	11.5	3.0	5.8	8.8	1.3	0.5	1.3	1.5	3.4	4.0	9.0	.440	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.7	.765
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	3	34.7	13.0	2.3	6.0	8.3	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.3	3.0	4.7	8.0	.583	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	4.7	.786
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Raptors 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		%
Antonio Davis	78	35.0	13.7	3.5	6.6	10.1	1.4	0.3	1.9	1.7	2.9	4.8	11.1	.433	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	5.4	.754
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	12	40.3	16.4	3.4	7.7	11.1	1.9	0.8	1.8	1.8	2.9	6.4	12.8	.500	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.4	.811
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	2001-02	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	77	38.7	14.5	3.3	6.3	9.6	2.0	0.7	1.1	2.1	2.9	5.3	12.5	.426	0.0	0.0	.000	3.8	4.6	.818
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	5	40.2	17.0	3.2	7.4	10.6	1.4	0.4	1.0	2.0	3.4	6.8	15.0	.453	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.6	.607
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	2002-03	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Antonio Davis	53	35.7	13.9	2.5	5.8	8.2	2.5	0.4	1.2	2.2	2.8	4.9	12.1	.407	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	5.3	.771
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	2003-04	-
Team	Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Antonio Davis	80	32.1	8.9	2.6	5.8	8.4	1.7	0.5	0.8	1.4	2.6	3.3	8.3	.403	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.9	.765
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	2004-05	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	72	25.6	7.0	2.1	3.8	5.9	1.1	0.4	0.6	1.3	2.0	2.7	5.8	.461	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.1	.757
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	6	28.7	9.5	2.8	4.0	6.8	1.8	0.7	0.7	1.5	4.2	3.3	7.7	.435	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.8	.739
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Antonio Davis	Ben Simmons
Season	2005-06	-
Team	New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did 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		%
Antonio Davis	44	21.4	4.9	2.0	2.7	4.7	0.5	0.5	0.2	1.2	2.8	1.9	4.3	.432	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.8	.642
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Davis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Antonio Davis vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13