Royce O'Neale vs. Anfernee Simons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anfernee Simons and Royce O'Neale, 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.

Royce O'Neale played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Anfernee Simons, who played 6. Royce O'Neale had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 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
Royce O'Neale 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Anfernee Simons 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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 %
Royce O'Neale 69 16.7 5.0 0.4 3.1 3.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.1 .423 0.6 1.7 .356 0.9 1.1 .803
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 11 23.5 7.1 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.7 2.5 5.1 .500 0.9 2.5 .357 1.1 1.7 .632
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
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 %
Royce O'Neale 82 20.4 5.2 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.9 2.1 2.0 4.2 .475 0.8 2.1 .386 0.4 0.5 .762
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 5 27.4 10.6 0.4 4.2 4.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.0 4.2 9.0 .467 1.6 4.6 .348 0.6 0.8 .750
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
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 71 28.9 6.3 0.4 5.1 5.5 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.8 2.2 5.1 .433 1.3 3.4 .377 0.6 0.8 .764
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 7 35.6 5.6 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.7 1.3 0.3 1.9 3.6 1.9 4.6 .406 1.4 3.1 .455 0.4 0.9 .500
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
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 71 31.6 7.0 1.2 5.6 6.8 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.6 2.5 5.5 .444 1.5 3.9 .385 0.5 0.6 .848
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 11 36.7 11.3 1.5 5.8 7.3 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 3.7 3.9 7.7 .506 2.5 5.5 .467 0.9 1.1 .833
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 77 31.2 7.4 0.8 3.9 4.8 2.5 1.1 0.4 1.0 2.4 2.6 5.8 .457 1.5 4.0 .389 0.6 0.7 .804
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 6 31.3 6.2 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.7 2.3 5.8 .400 1.2 4.2 .280 0.3 0.3 1.000
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 76 31.7 8.8 0.7 4.3 5.1 3.7 0.9 0.6 1.5 3.1 3.0 7.8 .386 2.1 5.5 .389 0.7 0.9 .725
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 4 29.5 5.0 1.0 3.3 4.3 3.5 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.8 1.8 7.3 .241 1.0 5.5 .182 0.5 0.5 1.000
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Royce O'Neale Anfernee Simons
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 79 24.7 7.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.7 6.8 .397 2.0 5.3 .370 0.3 0.4 .686
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royce O'Neale 4 26.0 5.0 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.8 1.8 5.5 .318 1.5 4.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Anfernee Simons ------- --- ----------
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