Kristaps Porzingis vs. Ralph Simpson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Simpson and Kristaps Porzingis, 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

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.

Kristaps Porzingis played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ralph Simpson, who played 4. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Ralph Simpson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24
Ralph Simpson 4 3 1976-77 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2015-161976-77
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Ralph Simpson 77 20.7 11.0 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.1 - 1.3 4.6 10.8 .427 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 2 8.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0 4.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2016-171977-78
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Ralph Simpson 64 20.7 8.1 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.0 1.4 3.4 9.0 .375 - - - 1.3 1.6 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 13 17.3 7.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.6 1.5 3.3 7.3 .453 - - - 1.2 1.8 .696

Season 3
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2017-181978-79
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Ralph Simpson 69 14.2 6.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.8 2.5 6.3 .402 - - - 1.1 1.6 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 2 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2019-201979-80
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Ralph Simpson 8 10.1 5.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.8 1.1 0.0 1.5 0.4 2.3 5.9 .383 0.0 0.3 .000 0.6 1.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2020-21-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards-
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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2022-23-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kristaps Porzingis Ralph Simpson
Season 2023-24-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 57 29.6 20.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.6 2.7 6.8 13.2 .516 1.9 5.1 .375 4.5 5.3 .858
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kristaps Porzingis 4 26.3 12.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 9.0 .389 2.0 5.0 .400 3.3 3.5 .929
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------
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