Phil Jordon vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Phil Jordon, 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.

Phil Jordon played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Phil Jordon had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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
Phil Jordon 7 3 1956-57 to 1962-63
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1956-572017-18
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 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 %
Phil Jordon 9 10.1 4.9 - - 3.8 0.2 - - - 1.7 2.0 5.4 .367 - - - 0.9 1.3 .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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1957-582018-19
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Finals76ers 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 %
Phil Jordon 58 15.5 7.8 - - 5.2 0.6 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.1 .413 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
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 %
Phil Jordon 6 10.3 6.5 - - 2.0 0.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.0 .400 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
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

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1958-592019-20
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Phil Jordon 72 28.6 14.3 - - 8.3 1.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 13.4 .413 - - - 3.2 4.2 .762
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 %
Phil Jordon 3 33.0 15.0 - - 8.0 1.7 - - - 3.0 5.0 15.0 .333 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1959-602020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-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 %
Phil Jordon 75 27.5 13.4 - - 8.3 2.8 - - - 3.0 5.1 12.9 .393 - - - 3.2 4.5 .716
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Cincinnati Royals, New York KnicksBrooklyn 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 %
Phil Jordon 79 26.1 11.7 - - 8.5 2.3 - - - 3.5 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 2.6 3.8 .694
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1961-622023-24
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn 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 %
Phil Jordon 76 28.9 11.9 - - 6.3 2.1 - - - 3.4 5.3 13.5 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .571
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Jordon Ben Simmons
Season 1962-63-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Phil Jordon 73 19.5 6.5 - - 4.4 1.4 - - - 2.4 2.9 7.2 .400 - - - 0.8 1.4 .554
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jordon 7 11.7 3.0 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 1.4 1.3 3.4 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------