Josh Okogie vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Josh Okogie, 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.

Josh Okogie and Ben Simmons both played 6 years in the NBA. Josh Okogie had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Josh Okogie 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Okogie Ben Simmons
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 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 %
Josh Okogie 74 23.7 7.7 0.6 2.4 2.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.6 6.9 .386 0.8 2.9 .279 1.6 2.2 .728
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 %
Josh Okogie ------- --- ----------
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
Josh Okogie Ben Simmons
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 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 %
Josh Okogie 62 25.0 8.6 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.6 1.1 0.4 1.4 2.2 2.7 6.4 .427 0.7 2.5 .266 2.5 3.1 .796
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 %
Josh Okogie ------- --- ----------
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
Josh Okogie Ben Simmons
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 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 %
Josh Okogie 59 20.3 5.4 1.1 1.6 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.1 1.7 4.3 .402 0.5 1.8 .269 1.4 1.8 .769
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 %
Josh Okogie ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Okogie Ben Simmons
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
Josh Okogie 49 10.5 2.7 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.1 0.9 2.1 .404 0.3 1.0 .298 0.7 1.0 .686
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 %
Josh Okogie 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 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
Josh Okogie Ben Simmons
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Josh Okogie 72 18.8 7.3 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.3 5.8 .391 0.9 2.7 .335 1.9 2.7 .724
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 %
Josh Okogie 10 17.5 4.1 1.2 0.9 2.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.8 1.4 3.7 .378 0.2 1.4 .143 1.1 1.3 .846
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Okogie Ben Simmons
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Josh Okogie 60 16.0 4.6 1.2 1.3 2.6 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.4 3.4 .417 0.5 1.6 .309 1.3 1.7 .745
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 %
Josh Okogie 4 7.3 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 0.8 .333 0.8 1.5 .500
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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