Clem Haskins vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Clem Haskins, 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.

Clem Haskins played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Clem Haskins had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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
Clem Haskins 9 4 1967-68 to 1975-76
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1967-682017-18
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Clem Haskins 76 19.4 8.9 - - 3.0 2.2 - - - 2.3 3.6 8.6 .420 - - - 1.8 2.7 .658
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 %
Clem Haskins 5 10.6 5.2 - - 1.8 1.4 - - - 1.0 2.2 5.6 .393 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
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

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 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 %
Clem Haskins 79 36.4 17.2 - - 4.5 3.9 - - - 2.9 6.8 16.1 .421 - - - 3.6 4.6 .781
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
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

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Clem Haskins 82 39.2 20.3 - - 4.6 7.6 - - - 2.9 8.1 18.1 .450 - - - 4.0 5.2 .783
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 %
Clem Haskins 5 30.8 16.2 - - 3.2 5.0 - - - 2.6 6.4 13.6 .471 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 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 %
Clem Haskins 82 33.7 17.8 - - 4.0 4.7 - - - 2.5 6.9 15.6 .440 - - - 4.1 5.3 .784
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
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

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn 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 %
Clem Haskins 79 31.1 15.7 - - 3.4 3.7 - - - 2.5 6.4 13.3 .483 - - - 2.8 3.3 .853
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn 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 %
Clem Haskins 77 20.5 10.5 - - 2.2 2.6 - - - 1.9 4.4 9.5 .464 - - - 1.7 2.0 .833
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 %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1973-74-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Clem Haskins 81 22.5 11.1 1.0 1.8 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.2 - 2.0 4.5 9.8 .460 - - - 2.1 2.5 .842
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clem Haskins ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1974-75-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA 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 %
Clem Haskins 70 10.0 4.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 - 1.0 1.6 4.1 .397 - - - 0.8 0.9 .841
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clem Haskins 13 5.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 1.3 1.2 2.2 .536 - - - 0.4 0.6 .625
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Clem Haskins Ben Simmons
Season 1975-76-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Clem Haskins 55 13.4 6.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.1 - 1.4 2.7 4.9 .550 - - - 1.0 1.2 .831
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clem Haskins 5 8.0 4.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 4.2 .476 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------