Ben Simmons vs. Luke Walton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luke Walton 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, 4 less than Luke Walton, who played 10. Ben Simmons had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Luke Walton had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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 |
Luke Walton |
10 |
7 |
2003-04 to 2012-13 |
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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 |
Luke Walton |
72 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.425 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.705 |
|
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 |
Luke Walton |
17 |
7.9 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.345 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.385 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.700 |
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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 |
Luke Walton |
61 |
12.6 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.411 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.262 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.708 |
|
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 |
Luke Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Luke Walton |
69 |
19.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.412 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.327 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
7 |
33.6 |
12.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
.458 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.364 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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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 |
Luke Walton |
60 |
33.0 |
11.4 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
9.3 |
.474 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.387 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.745 |
|
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 |
Luke Walton |
5 |
25.6 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
.389 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.417 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
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 |
Luke Walton |
74 |
23.4 |
7.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
.450 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.706 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
21 |
16.8 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.454 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.423 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.722 |
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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 |
Luke Walton |
65 |
17.9 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.436 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.298 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.719 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
21 |
15.8 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.427 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.313 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.611 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
29 |
9.4 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.357 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.412 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
16 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.304 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.222 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
54 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.328 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.235 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.700 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
30 |
12.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.369 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.350 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
50 |
17.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.392 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.299 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Walton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |