Zach Edey vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Zach Edey, 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.
Zach Edey played 1 year in the NBA, 6 less than Ben Simmons, who played 7. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Ben Simmons | 7 | 4 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Ben Simmons | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 76ers Lost East Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +15 | +12.2 | +6.6 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +7.2 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -2.1 | -0.2 | +2.9 | +5.7 | +.035 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.346 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +.149 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| difference: | +6 | +9.9 | +10.0 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +1.6 | +5.9 | +1.7 | +1.7 | -2.9 | -0.4 | +3.6 | +8.7 | +.179 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +4.0 | +.007 | ||
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Ben Simmons played 6 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 7, from 2019 to 2025—Ben Simmons played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Zach Edey, Ben Simmons got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 Steals Leader 3 All-Star Game |