Spencer Hawes vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Spencer Hawes, 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.

Spencer Hawes played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Spencer Hawes had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Spencer Hawes 10 5 2007-08 to 2016-17
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2007-082017-18
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 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 %
Spencer Hawes 71 13.1 4.7 1.0 2.3 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.5 .459 0.1 0.3 .190 0.5 0.8 .655
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 %
Spencer Hawes ------- --- ----------
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

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2008-092018-19
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 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 %
Spencer Hawes 77 29.3 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.9 0.6 1.2 2.1 3.2 4.8 10.4 .466 0.5 1.5 .348 1.2 1.8 .662
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 %
Spencer Hawes ------- --- ----------
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

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 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 %
Spencer Hawes 72 26.4 10.0 2.0 4.0 6.1 2.2 0.4 1.2 1.8 2.8 4.3 9.3 .468 0.4 1.2 .299 1.0 1.5 .689
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 %
Spencer Hawes ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Spencer Hawes 81 21.2 7.2 1.6 4.1 5.7 1.5 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.5 3.3 7.0 .465 0.1 0.5 .243 0.6 1.1 .534
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 %
Spencer Hawes 5 19.6 5.2 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.2 2.4 6.6 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.8 .500
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

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Spencer Hawes 37 24.9 9.6 2.1 5.2 7.3 2.6 0.4 1.3 1.5 2.7 4.2 8.6 .489 0.1 0.3 .250 1.1 1.5 .727
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 %
Spencer Hawes 13 25.5 9.3 1.4 5.2 6.6 1.6 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.5 3.8 8.3 .463 0.2 0.4 .400 1.5 2.0 .731
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersBrooklyn 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 %
Spencer Hawes 82 27.2 11.0 2.1 5.1 7.2 2.2 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.8 4.6 9.9 .464 0.4 1.1 .356 1.5 1.9 .777
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 %
Spencer Hawes ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2013-14-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Spencer Hawes 80 30.9 13.2 1.6 6.6 8.3 3.0 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.0 5.0 11.0 .456 1.6 3.9 .416 1.5 1.9 .783
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Hawes ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2014-15-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West 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 %
Spencer Hawes 73 17.5 5.8 0.4 3.1 3.5 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.8 2.4 2.2 5.7 .393 0.8 2.4 .313 0.6 0.9 .647
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Hawes 8 7.1 2.9 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.1 2.1 .529 0.4 0.8 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2015-16-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Spencer Hawes 57 18.2 6.0 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.9 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.4 .405 0.7 1.8 .373 0.9 1.1 .831
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Hawes 5 10.6 3.6 0.6 2.6 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.2 2.6 .462 0.2 0.8 .250 1.0 1.2 .833
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spencer Hawes Ben Simmons
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Spencer Hawes 54 14.8 6.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.4 2.5 5.1 .484 0.5 1.5 .309 0.8 1.0 .846
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spencer Hawes 3 5.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------