Ben Simmons vs. Foots Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Foots Walker 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.

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.

Ben Simmons played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Foots Walker, who played 10. Ben Simmons had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Foots Walker had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24
Foots Walker 10 5 1974-75 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season 2017-181974-75
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Foots Walker 72 14.9 4.2 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.1 - 1.8 1.5 3.8 .404 - - - 1.1 1.6 .684
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
Foots Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season 2018-191975-76
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Foots Walker 81 15.8 4.6 0.7 1.6 2.2 3.6 1.2 0.1 - 1.7 1.8 4.6 .388 - - - 1.0 1.3 .778
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
Foots Walker 13 9.6 2.3 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 - 1.3 0.8 2.1 .407 - - - 0.6 0.8 .800

Season 3
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season 2019-201976-77
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
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
Foots Walker 62 19.6 6.5 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.1 1.3 0.1 - 2.0 2.5 5.6 .450 - - - 1.4 1.9 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 3 31.7 15.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 6.7 1.3 0.3 - 4.0 6.0 12.3 .486 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 4
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season 2020-211977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers 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 %
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
Foots Walker 81 30.8 9.0 0.9 2.7 3.6 5.6 2.2 0.3 2.2 2.7 3.5 7.9 .448 - - - 2.0 2.7 .719
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
Foots Walker 2 35.0 12.5 2.5 1.0 3.5 5.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 3.5 5.0 13.0 .385 - - - 2.5 2.5 1.000

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

Season 5
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season 2022-231978-79
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Foots Walker 55 31.9 10.1 1.1 2.5 3.6 5.8 2.4 0.3 2.3 2.8 3.8 8.1 .464 - - - 2.5 3.2 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season 2023-241979-80
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Foots Walker 76 31.9 9.4 1.0 2.8 3.8 8.0 2.0 0.2 2.1 2.7 3.4 7.5 .454 0.0 0.1 .111 2.6 3.2 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season -1980-81
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 41 28.6 5.7 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.2 1.3 0.0 2.1 2.6 1.8 4.1 .426 0.0 0.2 .222 2.1 2.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season -1981-82
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 77 24.2 5.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.2 1.6 0.1 1.4 2.3 2.0 4.9 .413 0.0 0.1 .333 1.8 2.5 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season -1982-83
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 79 17.6 4.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.4 3.2 .456 0.0 0.2 .167 1.5 1.9 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 2 18.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0 5.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 10
Ben Simmons Foots Walker
Season -1983-84
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets 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 %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 34 11.1 2.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 2.6 .356 0.1 0.1 .400 0.7 0.8 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Foots Walker 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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