Chuck Noble vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Chuck Noble, 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.

Chuck Noble played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Chuck Noble had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
Chuck Noble 7 6 1955-56 to 1961-62
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1955-562017-18
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Chuck Noble 72 28.0 9.5 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.5 3.8 10.7 .352 - - - 2.0 2.7 .749
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 %
Chuck Noble 10 26.1 7.4 - - 3.0 4.1 - - - 3.0 2.9 9.2 .315 - - - 1.6 1.7 .941
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

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1956-572018-19
Team Fort Wayne PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis76ers 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 %
Chuck Noble 54 23.3 8.8 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 3.0 3.7 10.3 .360 - - - 1.4 1.9 .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 %
Chuck Noble 2 22.5 10.5 - - 1.5 2.0 - - - 2.5 5.0 13.0 .385 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
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

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1957-582019-20
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Chuck Noble 61 22.3 7.4 - - 2.3 2.5 - - - 2.7 3.3 9.9 .331 - - - 0.9 1.3 .727
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 %
Chuck Noble 7 10.3 2.9 - - 1.9 0.9 - - - 1.3 1.1 5.4 .211 - - - 0.6 1.1 .500
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis76ers 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 %
Chuck Noble 65 14.4 7.1 - - 1.8 1.8 - - - 1.9 2.9 8.6 .338 - - - 1.3 1.7 .735
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 %
Chuck Noble 3 9.3 4.0 - - 0 0.3 - - - 1.0 1.7 5.7 .294 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1959-602022-23
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Chuck Noble 58 27.9 11.3 - - 3.5 4.6 - - - 3.0 4.8 13.3 .357 - - - 1.7 2.4 .732
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 %
Chuck Noble 2 30.5 7.0 - - 4.5 6.5 - - - 3.0 3.5 13.0 .269 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1960-612023-24
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Chuck Noble 75 22.2 6.3 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 2.6 2.6 7.5 .346 - - - 1.1 1.5 .713
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 %
Chuck Noble 5 24.8 9.0 - - 1.6 4.2 - - - 3.6 4.0 9.0 .444 - - - 1.0 1.4 .714
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Chuck Noble Ben Simmons
Season 1961-62-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Chuck Noble 26 13.9 2.8 - - 1.7 2.4 - - - 2.1 1.2 4.3 .283 - - - 0.3 0.6 .533
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Noble ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------