Brevin Knight vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Brevin Knight, 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.

Brevin Knight played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Brevin Knight had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Brevin Knight 12 3 1997-98 to 2008-09
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Brevin Knight 80 31.0 9.0 0.8 2.3 3.2 8.2 2.5 0.2 2.4 3.4 3.3 7.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .801
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight 4 33.0 4.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 5.8 2.5 0.3 2.0 4.0 1.5 5.3 .286 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600
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

Season 2

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1998-992018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Brevin Knight 39 30.4 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.4 7.7 1.8 0.2 2.7 2.9 3.4 8.1 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.6 .745
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 %
Brevin Knight 65 27.0 9.3 0.6 2.4 3.0 7.0 1.6 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.5 8.6 .412 0.0 0.2 .200 2.2 2.8 .761
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Brevin Knight 53 27.5 6.3 0.4 2.7 3.2 5.9 1.9 0.1 1.7 2.9 2.6 7.0 .375 0.0 0.2 .100 1.0 1.2 .818
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
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

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

Season 5

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
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 %
Brevin Knight 53 21.7 7.0 0.2 1.8 2.1 5.7 1.5 0.1 2.1 2.5 2.7 6.3 .422 0.0 0.2 .250 1.6 2.2 .757
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
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 %
Brevin Knight 55 16.9 3.9 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.2 1.3 0.0 1.7 2.2 1.8 4.1 .425 0.0 0.1 .250 0.4 0.7 .541
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2003-04-
Team Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Brevin Knight 56 18.5 4.7 0.3 1.8 2.0 3.6 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.9 1.9 4.4 .427 0.0 0.1 .250 0.9 1.2 .754
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight 5 20.2 4.2 0.6 1.6 2.2 3.4 2.8 0.2 1.4 2.4 1.2 4.6 .261 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.2 .818
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2004-05-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Brevin Knight 66 29.5 10.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 9.0 2.0 0.1 2.2 2.9 3.8 8.9 .422 0.0 0.3 .150 2.5 3.0 .852
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2005-06-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Brevin Knight 69 34.1 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 8.8 2.3 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.5 11.2 .399 0.0 0.2 .231 3.7 4.6 .803
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2006-07-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Brevin Knight 45 28.3 9.1 0.3 2.2 2.6 6.6 1.5 0.1 2.1 2.5 3.4 8.1 .419 0.0 0.4 .056 2.3 2.8 .805
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2007-08-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Brevin Knight 74 22.6 4.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.4 1.4 0.1 1.0 2.2 1.9 4.6 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.0 .873
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Brevin Knight Ben Simmons
Season 2008-09-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Brevin Knight 74 12.7 2.4 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.6 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.3 0.9 2.6 .349 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .750
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brevin Knight 5 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------