Ben Simmons vs. Samaki Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Samaki 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 Samaki Walker, who played 10. Ben Simmons had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Samaki Walker had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Samaki Walker 10 5 1996-97 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season 2017-181996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
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
Samaki Walker 43 14.0 5.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.7 1.9 4.3 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .649
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
Samaki Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season 2018-191997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
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
Samaki Walker 41 25.0 8.9 2.3 5.0 7.4 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 3.1 3.8 7.8 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .546
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
Samaki Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season 2019-201998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
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
Samaki Walker 39 14.6 5.9 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.3 4.9 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.5 .541
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs Lost West 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
Samaki Walker 71 13.8 5.1 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.5 1.9 4.3 .449 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .683
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
Samaki Walker 4 30.3 9.0 3.3 8.0 11.3 0.5 0.3 3.0 2.0 3.3 3.5 7.8 .452 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667

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

Season 5
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Brooklyn NetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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
Samaki Walker 61 15.8 5.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 .480 0.0 0.0 .333 1.3 2.0 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 12 6.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 6
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Brooklyn NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Samaki Walker 69 24.0 6.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.8 2.5 2.7 5.3 .512 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 19 12.7 3.3 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 2.2 1.3 2.7 .462 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.7 0.9 .765

Season 7
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season -2002-03
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 67 18.6 4.4 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.1 1.7 4.1 .420 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 9 5.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season -2003-04
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 33 12.7 3.2 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.0 .384 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .659
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 4 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season -2004-05
Team -Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 14 9.6 1.7 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.8 0.8 2.2 .355 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ben Simmons Samaki Walker
Season -2005-06
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker 7 3.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Samaki Walker ------- --- ----------
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