Dalton Knecht vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Dalton Knecht, 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.
Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ben Simmons, who played 7. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Ben Simmons |
7 |
4 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
78 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.376 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.762 |
| difference: | +3 | +14.5 | +6.7 | +1.3 | +4.0 | +5.3 | +7.4 | +1.4 | +0.8 | -2.9 | -1.4 | +3.4 | +5.2 | +.084 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +.376 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +.202 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +8 | +34.9 | +13.8 | +0.6 | +7.3 | +7.9 | +7.7 | +1.7 | +0.8 | -4.4 | -3.4 | +5.1 | +10.0 | +.088 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +.250 | +4.1 | +5.8 | |
| 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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
7 |
18.7 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.444 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
.200 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
| difference: | +72 | +15.5 | +9.9 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +7.1 | +7.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -2.8 | -1.0 | +3.9 | +5.8 | +.119 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +.200 | +2.7 | +4.7 | +.200 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Ben Simmons played 5 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2020 to 2025—Ben Simmons played in two Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Ben Simmons got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
2 All-Defensive First Team
1 Steals Leader
2 All-Star Game
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