Ben Simmons vs. Hasheem Thabeet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hasheem Thabeet 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, 1 more than Hasheem Thabeet, who played 5. Ben Simmons had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Hasheem Thabeet had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Hasheem Thabeet 5 2 2009-10 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben Simmons Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
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
Hasheem Thabeet 68 13.0 3.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.6 2.4 1.1 1.9 .588 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .581
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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ben Simmons Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Hasheem Thabeet 47 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 .425 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .543
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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ben Simmons Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2019-202011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
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 %
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
Hasheem Thabeet 20 7.0 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.1 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ben Simmons Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisThunder Lost West 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 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
Hasheem Thabeet 66 11.7 2.4 1.0 1.9 3.0 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.2 1.0 1.6 .604 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .604
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
Hasheem Thabeet 4 6.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

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

Season 5
Ben Simmons Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Brooklyn NetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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 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
Hasheem Thabeet 23 8.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.0 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Ben Simmons Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn 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 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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
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