Jabari Parker vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Jabari Parker, 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.

Jabari Parker played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Jabari Parker had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Jabari Parker 8 2 2014-15 to 2021-22
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 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 %
Jabari Parker 25 29.5 12.3 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.7 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.7 5.2 10.5 .490 0.2 0.6 .250 1.8 2.6 .697
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 %
Jabari Parker ------- --- ----------
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

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 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 %
Jabari Parker 76 31.7 14.1 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.0 5.8 11.8 .493 0.1 0.5 .257 2.3 3.0 .768
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 %
Jabari Parker ------- --- ----------
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

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 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 %
Jabari Parker 51 33.9 20.1 1.5 4.6 6.2 2.8 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.8 16.0 .490 1.3 3.5 .365 3.2 4.3 .743
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 %
Jabari Parker ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Jabari Parker 31 24.0 12.6 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.9 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.6 5.2 10.7 .482 1.0 2.6 .383 1.3 1.7 .741
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 %
Jabari Parker 7 23.9 10.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.0 8.9 .452 0.9 2.7 .316 1.1 1.9 .615
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

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsBrooklyn 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 %
Jabari Parker 64 26.9 14.5 1.2 5.3 6.6 2.4 0.7 0.5 2.4 2.3 5.8 11.7 .493 1.0 3.0 .313 2.0 2.9 .712
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 %
Jabari Parker ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento KingsBrooklyn 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 %
Jabari Parker 38 24.2 14.0 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.7 2.6 5.8 11.3 .510 0.8 3.1 .269 1.6 2.1 .753
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 %
Jabari Parker ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2020-21-
Team Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jabari Parker 13 12.8 5.5 0.8 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 4.2 .545 0.2 0.8 .182 0.8 1.0 .769
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jabari Parker 4 14.8 8.5 0.5 3.3 3.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.5 1.8 3.3 5.3 .619 0.5 1.3 .400 1.5 2.0 .750
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jabari Parker Ben Simmons
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Jabari Parker 12 9.3 4.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 1.3 .500 0.8 0.8 1.000
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jabari Parker ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------