Tyson Chandler vs. Anfernee Simons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anfernee Simons and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 12 more than Anfernee Simons, who played 7. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 achievements, 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
Tyson Chandler 19 10 2001-02 to 2019-20
Anfernee Simons 7 3 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 71 19.6 6.1 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.5 2.1 4.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.1 .604
difference:+51+12.5+2.3+1.4+2.7+4.1+0.1+0.3+1.3-0.8-2.0+0.7+1.1+.053+0.5+1.5+1.4+2.3+.041
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------
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
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 75 24.4 9.2 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.4 6.5 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.9 .608
difference:+5+3.7+0.9+1.9+2.8+4.7+0.4+0.1+1.3-0.9-1.0+0.3+1.2+.132+1.1+3.2+1.3+2.6+.218
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------
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
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 35 22.3 6.1 2.3 5.4 7.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 .424 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .669
difference:+29+5.0+1.7+2.1+3.4+5.5+0.7+0.2+1.1-0.4-1.0+0.7+1.8+.005+1.9+4.4+1.6+2.5+.138
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler DNP------ --- ----------
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
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 80 27.4 8.0 3.3 6.4 9.7 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.5 3.4 2.6 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.2 .673
difference:+23+2.1+9.3+2.8+4.2+7.1+3.1+0.4+1.7-0.5-1.5+3.6+8.8+.051+3.1+7.8+1.0+2.2+.215
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 6 29.0 11.7 4.8 4.8 9.7 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.3 4.5 3.2 6.7 .475 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 7.7 .696
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Chicago BullsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 79 26.8 5.3 3.4 5.7 9.0 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.6 3.8 2.0 3.6 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.4 .503
difference:+17+8.2+15.8+3.1+3.4+6.4+3.1+0.2+1.1-0.5-1.5+5.5+13.3+.118+3.4+9.1+1.4+0.5+.391
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 6 17.3 1.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.8 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.7 .300
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2006-072023-24
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 4.4 8.0 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.3 4.0 6.4 .624 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .527
difference:+27+0.2+13.1+3.9+4.8+8.8+4.6+1.7-1.0-1.2+3.8+11.8+.194+3.4+8.8+2.0+1.1+.389
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Anfernee Simons played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Tyson Chandler Anfernee Simons
Season 2007-082024-25
Team New Orleans HornetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 79 35.2 11.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 3.1 4.8 7.7 .623 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.7 .593
difference:+9+2.5+7.5+3.7+5.4+9.0+3.8+0.3+1.0-0.3-1.4+2.0+8.4+.197+3.1+8.5+0.3+0.9+.309
Anfernee Simons 70 32.7 19.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.8 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.7 6.8 16.1 .426 3.1 8.5 .363 2.5 2.8 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyson Chandler 12 34.3 8.0 3.8 6.5 10.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.8 3.6 3.6 5.7 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .625
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tyson Chandler played 12 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2009 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Anfernee Simons, Tyson Chandler got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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