Manu Ginobili vs. Anfernee Simons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anfernee Simons and Manu Ginobili, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Anfernee Simons, who played 8. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Anfernee Simons had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Manu Ginobili 16 15 2002-03 to 2017-18
Anfernee Simons 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2002-032018-19
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Manu Ginobili 69 20.7 7.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 5.8 .438 0.7 2.1 .345 1.8 2.5 .737
difference:+49+13.6+3.8+0.5+1.2+1.6+1.3+1.3+0.2-0.8-2.0+1.1+2.6+.006+0.2+0.6+1.3+1.7+.174
Anfernee Simons 20 7.1 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.2 .444 0.5 1.5 .345 0.5 0.8 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 24 27.5 9.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.5 2.6 3.0 7.7 .386 1.2 3.0 .384 2.3 3.1 .757
difference:+19+25.1+8.6+1.2+2.6+3.8+2.9+1.5+0.4-1.5-2.2+3.0+6.3+.386+1.2+2.6+.384+1.5+2.1+.043
Anfernee Simons 5 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.4 .000 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 2
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2003-042019-20
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Manu Ginobili 77 29.4 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 2.4 4.3 10.2 .418 1.1 3.2 .359 3.1 3.9 .802
difference:+7+8.7+4.5+0.7+1.6+2.3+2.4+1.4+0.1-1.2-0.5+1.2+2.5+.019+.027+2.0+2.6+.024
Anfernee Simons 70 20.7 8.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 3.1 7.7 .399 1.1 3.2 .332 1.1 1.3 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 10 27.9 13.0 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.2 9.4 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.6 4.4 .818
difference:+6+7.4+6.2+1.2+1.3+2.5+0.6+0.2+0.1-1.1-1.2+2.2+2.9+.139+0.5+.143+2.3+2.9+.015
Anfernee Simons 4 20.5 6.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.0 6.5 .308 1.5 3.5 .429 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 3
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2004-052020-21
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Manu Ginobili 74 29.6 16.0 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.0 10.5 .471 1.3 3.5 .376 4.8 6.0 .803
difference:+10+12.3+8.2+0.8+1.4+2.2+2.5+1.3+0.3-1.6-1.1+2.4+4.2+.052+0.6+0.9+.050+4.1+5.1+.004
Anfernee Simons 64 17.3 7.8 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.6 6.3 .419 1.9 4.4 .426 0.7 0.9 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 23 33.7 20.8 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.0 6.3 12.4 .507 1.8 4.2 .438 6.4 8.0 .795
difference:+17+15.9+14.3+0.3+2.8+3.1+3.4+0.9+0.1-2.7-2.0+4.0+8.2+.053+1.2+.173+6.4+8.0
Anfernee Simons 6 17.8 6.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.3 4.2 .560 1.8 3.0 .611 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2005-062021-22
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 65 27.9 15.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.8 10.3 .462 1.3 3.3 .382 4.3 5.5 .778
difference:+8+1.6+2.2+0.1+0.7+0.9+0.3+1.1+0.3-0.1-0.5+1.4+3.7+.019+1.8+4.5+.023+2.5+3.5+.110
Anfernee Simons 57 29.5 17.3 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.9 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.9 6.2 14.0 .443 3.1 7.8 .405 1.8 2.0 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 13 32.8 18.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 3.3 5.8 12.1 .484 1.1 3.2 .333 5.6 6.7 .839
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2006-072022-23
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 75 27.5 16.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.5 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.1 5.3 11.4 .464 1.7 4.3 .396 4.3 5.0 .860
difference:+13+7.5+4.6+0.5+1.3+1.8+0.6+0.8+0.2-0.2+2.2+5.5+.017+1.7+4.8+.019+1.7+2.1+.034
Anfernee Simons 62 35.0 21.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.3 7.5 16.9 .447 3.4 9.1 .377 2.6 2.9 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 20 30.1 16.7 0.8 4.7 5.5 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.1 5.0 12.4 .401 1.9 5.0 .384 4.9 5.8 .836
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2007-082023-24
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 74 31.1 19.5 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.5 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.3 6.1 13.3 .460 2.1 5.3 .401 5.1 6.0 .860
difference:+28+3.3+3.1+0.4+0.7+1.2+1.0+1.0+0.3-0.2+1.7+4.9+.030+1.3+3.5+.016+1.6+2.1+.056
Anfernee Simons 46 34.4 22.6 0.5 3.2 3.6 5.5 0.5 0.1 2.7 2.1 7.8 18.2 .430 3.4 8.8 .385 3.5 3.9 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 17 32.9 17.8 0.8 2.9 3.8 3.9 0.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 5.8 13.6 .422 2.2 6.0 .373 4.1 4.5 .896
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2008-092024-25
Team San Antonio SpursPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 44 26.8 15.5 0.5 4.0 4.5 3.6 1.5 0.4 2.0 2.0 5.1 11.2 .454 1.6 4.8 .330 3.8 4.3 .884
difference:+26+5.9+3.8+0.1+1.7+1.8+1.2+0.6+0.3-0.3+1.7+4.9+.028+1.5+3.7+.033+1.3+1.5+.018
Anfernee Simons 70 32.7 19.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.8 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.7 6.8 16.1 .426 3.1 8.5 .363 2.5 2.8 .902
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Manu Ginobili nor Anfernee Simons played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Manu Ginobili Anfernee Simons
Season 2009-102025-26
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 75 28.7 16.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 4.9 1.4 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.3 12.0 .441 1.8 4.7 .377 4.1 4.7 .870
difference:+50+5.0+3.4+0.5+1.1+1.6+2.4+0.9+0.1-1.1-0.1+0.7+1.3+.008+0.6+1.4+.015+2.7+3.1+.008
Anfernee Simons 25 23.7 13.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.5 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.0 4.6 10.7 .433 2.4 6.1 .392 1.4 1.6 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 10 35.2 19.4 0.4 3.3 3.7 6.0 2.6 0.2 3.0 3.0 5.8 14.0 .414 2.0 6.0 .333 5.8 6.7 .866
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Manu Ginobili played 8 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2011 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 8 extra years over Anfernee Simons, Manu Ginobili got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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