Eddie Jordan vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Eddie Jordan, 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.

Eddie Jordan played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Eddie Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Eddie Jordan 7 3 1977-78 to 1983-84
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Eddie Jordan 73 16.6 7.7 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.4 1.7 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.9 7.4 .400 - - - 1.8 2.3 .784
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 %
Eddie Jordan ------- --- ----------
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
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1978-792018-19
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Eddie Jordan 82 27.6 12.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 2.5 4.9 11.7 .418 - - - 2.6 3.3 .777
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 %
Eddie Jordan 2 41.5 19.0 3.0 4.5 7.5 8.5 4.0 1.5 3.0 3.0 7.5 19.0 .395 - - - 4.0 4.5 .889
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
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1979-802019-20
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 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 %
Eddie Jordan 82 32.4 13.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.8 2.7 0.3 3.1 2.9 5.3 12.4 .430 0.1 0.6 .250 2.5 3.1 .779
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 %
Eddie Jordan ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1980-812020-21
Team New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Eddie Jordan 74 16.6 5.3 0.4 0.9 1.3 3.3 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.2 2.0 4.8 .426 0.1 0.3 .273 1.2 1.7 .685
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 %
Eddie Jordan 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Eddie Jordan 58 10.5 3.8 0.1 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.1 0.0 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.6 .428 0.0 0.2 .111 0.7 0.9 .796
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 %
Eddie Jordan 3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn 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 %
Eddie Jordan 35 9.5 2.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.1 3.8 .303 0.1 0.5 .188 0.3 0.5 .647
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 %
Eddie Jordan ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Eddie Jordan Ben Simmons
Season 1983-84-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Eddie Jordan 16 13.1 2.6 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 1.6 0.0 1.6 2.3 1.1 3.1 .347 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 0.8 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jordan ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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