Tyler Hansbrough vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Tyler Hansbrough, 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.

Tyler Hansbrough played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Tyler Hansbrough had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Tyler Hansbrough 7 6 2009-10 to 2015-16
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyler Hansbrough Ben Simmons
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 29 17.6 8.5 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.4 2.8 7.8 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .743
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough ------- --- ----------
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
Tyler Hansbrough Ben Simmons
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 70 21.9 11.0 2.1 3.2 5.2 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.3 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .779
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 5 32.8 11.2 2.6 2.8 5.4 1.0 1.2 0.0 1.8 2.6 4.0 12.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.6 .889
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
Tyler Hansbrough Ben Simmons
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 66 21.8 9.3 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.4 2.9 7.3 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.2 .813
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 11 14.9 4.4 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 1.5 4.5 .340 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tyler Hansbrough Ben Simmons
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 81 16.9 7.0 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.0 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .720
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 19 12.7 4.1 1.9 1.3 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.2 1.4 3.3 .419 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .591
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
Tyler Hansbrough Ben Simmons
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 64 15.3 4.9 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.1 1.5 3.1 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .681
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 3 9.7 2.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tyler Hansbrough Ben Simmons
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 74 14.3 3.6 1.4 2.1 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.9 1.2 2.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 1.9 .698
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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 4 12.0 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.3 1.3 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tyler Hansbrough 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 %
Tyler Hansbrough 44 7.8 2.4 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.6 .451 0.0 0.1 .667 0.9 1.5 .585
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyler Hansbrough 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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