Gar Heard vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Gar Heard, 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.
Gar Heard played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Gar Heard had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 |
Gar Heard |
11 |
7 |
1970-71 to 1980-81 |
Ben Simmons |
6 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
65 |
15.8 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.656 |
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 |
% |
Gar Heard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
58 |
25.8 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.617 |
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 |
% |
Gar Heard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
81 |
19.2 |
10.1 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.652 |
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 |
% |
Gar Heard |
2 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
81 |
35.7 |
15.3 |
3.3 |
8.4 |
11.7 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
- |
3.7 |
6.5 |
14.9 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.6 |
.650 |
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 |
% |
Gar Heard |
6 |
40.0 |
16.8 |
3.7 |
11.0 |
14.7 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
- |
3.3 |
7.0 |
15.3 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.708 |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
67 |
32.1 |
11.1 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
- |
3.6 |
4.7 |
12.2 |
.388 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.564 |
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 |
% |
Gar Heard |
7 |
35.7 |
11.7 |
3.4 |
7.4 |
10.9 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
4.0 |
5.4 |
13.7 |
.396 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.429 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
86 |
31.9 |
11.0 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
10.1 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.9 |
.637 |
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 |
% |
Gar Heard |
19 |
37.9 |
13.9 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
10.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
- |
2.9 |
5.5 |
12.5 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.3 |
.679 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
46 |
29.6 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
9.9 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.725 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
80 |
26.2 |
7.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.612 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
2 |
31.0 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
63 |
19.3 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.689 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
15 |
21.3 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
.372 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.600 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
82 |
17.1 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.744 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
8 |
27.9 |
6.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.393 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
78 |
20.9 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.376 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.782 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gar Heard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |