William Bedford vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and William Bedford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
William Bedford and Ben Simmons both played 6 years in the NBA. William Bedford had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 |
William Bedford |
6 |
3 |
1986-87 to 1992-93 |
Ben Simmons |
6 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
William Bedford |
50 |
19.6 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
.397 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.581 |
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 |
% |
William Bedford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
William Bedford |
38 |
7.8 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.565 |
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 |
% |
William Bedford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: William Bedford didn't play in 1988-89.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
William Bedford |
42 |
5.9 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.432 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.409 |
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 |
% |
William Bedford |
5 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
William Bedford |
60 |
9.4 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.438 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.385 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.705 |
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 |
% |
William Bedford |
8 |
8.1 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
.208 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.643 |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
William Bedford |
32 |
11.3 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.413 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.636 |
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 |
% |
William Bedford |
1 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
William Bedford |
16 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
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 |
% |
William Bedford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |