Jonathan Bender vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Jonathan Bender, 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.
Jonathan Bender played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Jonathan Bender had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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 |
Jonathan Bender |
8 |
5 |
1999-00 to 2009-10 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
24 |
5.4 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.329 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.167 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
9 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.667 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
59 |
9.7 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.355 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.268 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.735 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
78 |
21.1 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.430 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.360 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.773 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
5 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
46 |
17.8 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.441 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.358 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
3 |
11.3 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.333 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
21 |
12.9 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.472 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.409 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.830 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
16 |
12.3 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.406 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.360 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
7 |
13.3 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
.400 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.500 |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
2 |
10.5 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.800 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Jonathan Bender didn't play in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
25 |
11.7 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.400 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.359 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
.923 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jonathan Bender |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |