Trey Burke vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Trey Burke, 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.

Trey Burke played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Trey Burke had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Trey Burke 9 4 2013-14 to 2021-22
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Trey Burke 70 32.3 12.8 0.5 2.4 3.0 5.7 0.6 0.1 1.9 2.1 4.9 12.8 .380 1.6 4.8 .330 1.5 1.6 .903
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
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

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 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 %
Trey Burke 76 30.1 12.8 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 1.6 4.9 13.2 .368 1.6 5.1 .318 1.4 1.9 .752
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
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

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 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 %
Trey Burke 64 21.3 10.6 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.3 4.1 9.9 .413 1.4 4.0 .344 1.0 1.3 .817
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Washington WizardsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Trey Burke 57 12.3 5.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.5 .455 0.5 1.2 .443 0.4 0.5 .759
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 %
Trey Burke 3 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2017-182022-23
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 %
Trey Burke 36 21.8 12.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 4.7 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.4 10.7 .503 1.1 2.9 .362 1.0 1.6 .649
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2018-192023-24
Team New York Knicks, Dallas MavericksBrooklyn 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 %
Trey Burke 58 19.4 10.9 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 4.1 9.4 .431 1.0 2.7 .352 1.8 2.1 .831
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 %
Trey Burke ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2019-20-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, 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 %
Trey Burke 33 15.8 7.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.0 2.8 6.3 .450 1.0 2.3 .427 0.7 0.9 .793
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trey Burke 6 26.0 12.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.3 5.0 9.8 .508 1.3 2.8 .471 1.0 1.7 .600
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
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 %
Trey Burke 62 14.7 6.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.4 5.7 .428 0.9 2.6 .354 0.8 0.9 .895
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trey Burke 2 8.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.5 .000 0.0 1.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Trey Burke Ben Simmons
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Trey Burke 42 10.5 5.1 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.0 5.1 .391 0.6 2.0 .317 0.5 0.5 .870
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Trey Burke 10 3.7 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.1 2.2 .500 0.4 1.0 .400 0.6 0.6 1.000
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------