Ben Simmons vs. Darnell Valentine Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darnell Valentine and Ben Simmons, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Ben Simmons played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Darnell Valentine, who played 9. Ben Simmons had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Darnell Valentine had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
82 |
16.9 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.413 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
47 |
27.6 |
12.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
9.8 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
7 |
29.3 |
12.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
8.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.425 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.762 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
68 |
27.8 |
10.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.789 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
5 |
35.6 |
18.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
6.4 |
7.0 |
.914 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
75 |
30.4 |
11.6 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
9.1 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
9 |
27.1 |
12.8 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
9.8 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
3.4 |
.935 |
Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
62 |
19.6 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.415 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.743 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Darnell Valentine |
65 |
27.1 |
11.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
10.3 |
.410 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.232 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.815 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
79 |
20.7 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.7 |
.418 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.455 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
77 |
14.1 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.426 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.214 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
5 |
16.0 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.350 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
Note: Darnell Valentine didn't play in 1989-90.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
65 |
28.3 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.240 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.831 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darnell Valentine |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |