Gradey Dick vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Gradey Dick, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Gradey Dick played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than Ben Simmons, who played 7. Gradey Dick had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Gradey Dick 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Ben Simmons 7 4 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season

Gradey Dick Ben Simmons
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 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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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 60 21.1 8.5 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.2 7.4 .425 1.5 4.0 .365 0.7 0.9 .863
difference:+21+12.6+7.3+1.3+4.5+5.9+7.1+1.1+0.9-2.6-1.1+3.5+4.9+.120+1.5+3.9+.365+1.7+3.3+.303
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick DNP------ --- ----------
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

Gradey Dick Ben Simmons
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 54 29.4 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.2 4.9 12.0 .410 2.1 6.0 .350 2.5 2.9 .858
difference:+25+4.8+2.5+1.4+3.8+5.2+5.9+0.5+0.6-2.0-0.4+1.9+0.2+.153+2.1+5.9+.350+0.8+2.5+.258
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 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

Season 3

Gradey Dick Ben Simmons
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 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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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gradey Dick 8 16.3 8.0 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.6 2.3 5.4 .419 1.1 3.1 .360 2.4 3.0 .792
difference:+49+19.1+8.4+1.5+3.9+5.4+7.7+1.7+0.6-3.4-2.7+4.3+6.0+.161+1.1+3.0+.074+0.8+2.2+.171
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
* Neiher Gradey Dick nor Ben Simmons played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Ben Simmons played 4 seasons more than Gradey Dick in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2021 to 2025—Ben Simmons played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Gradey Dick, Ben Simmons got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game