Ben Simmons vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Ben Simmons and Jayson Tatum all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Ben Simmons, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2018 to 2025, and Jayson Tatum, with 8 seasons played from 2018 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Ben Simmons vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
208th
+300th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Assists
285th
+300th
176th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
285th
71st
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Ben Simmons vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum
Points
--
31st
+300th
38th
Rebounds
--
205th
203rd
136th
Assists
33rd
255th
35th
112nd
Steals
--
279th
159th
193rd
Blocks
--
+300th
206th
195th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
208th
+92 5,021 vs. 13,7848,763
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,840 vs. 4,2931,453
Assists
285th
+300th
+15 2,754 vs. 2,243511
Steals
+300th
+300th
568 vs. 63971
Blocks
+300th
+300th
255 vs. 384129
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
641 vs. 512129
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
191st
+109 2,199 vs. 3,7811,582
Field Goals Made
+300th
259th
+41 2,076 vs. 4,7892,713
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
258th
+42 3,720 vs. 10,4296,709
3-Pointers Made
+300th
48th
+252 5 vs. 1,5461,541
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
49th
+251 36 vs. 4,1814,145
Free Throws Made
+300th
228th
+72 864 vs. 2,6601,796
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
281st
+19 1,459 vs. 3,1671,708

Games and Years:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
383 vs. 585202
Seasons
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 81

Triple-Doubles:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
14th
134th
120 33 vs. 429

Rankings by Points Scored:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
44th
+256 1 vs. 2928
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
34th
+266 477 vs. 2,9362,459
Rebounds
+300th
54th
+246 280 vs. 989709
Assists
176th
51st
125 259 vs. 592333
Steals
+300th
63rd
+237 48 vs. 14395
Blocks
285th
71st
214 34 vs. 10672
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 67 vs. 11851
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
29th
+271 213 vs. 871658
Field Goals Made
+300th
38th
+262 194 vs. 983789
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 342 vs. 2,2411,899
3-Pointers Made
+300th
11th
+289 0 vs. 292292
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
9th
+291 2 vs. 840838
Free Throws Made
+300th
35th
+265 89 vs. 678589
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
40th
+260 171 vs. 806635

Games and Years:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 39 vs. 12182
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 84

Triple-Doubles:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
20th
39th
19 3 vs. 12

Rankings by Points Scored:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
31st
13.11 vs. 23.5610.45
Rebounds per game
--
205th
7.42 vs. 7.340.08
Assists per game
33rd
255th
222 7.19 vs. 3.833.36
Steals per game
--
279th
1.48 vs. 1.090.39
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.67 vs. 0.660.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.67 vs. 0.880.80
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
59th
5.74 vs. 6.460.72
Field Goals Made per game
--
45th
5.42 vs. 8.192.77
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
34th
9.71 vs. 17.838.11
3-Pointers Made per game
--
13th
0.01 vs. 2.642.63
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
9th
0.09 vs. 7.157.05
Free Throws Made per game
--
80th
2.26 vs. 4.552.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
106th
3.81 vs. 5.411.60

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ben Simmons Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
38th
+262 12.23 vs. 24.2612.03
Rebounds per game
203rd
136th
67 7.18 vs. 8.170.99
Assists per game
35th
112nd
77 6.64 vs. 4.891.75
Steals per game
159th
193rd
34 1.23 vs. 1.180.05
Blocks per game
206th
195th
11 0.87 vs. 0.880.00
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.72 vs. 0.980.74
Defensive Rebounds per game
121st
37th
84 5.46 vs. 7.201.74
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 4.97 vs. 8.123.15
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
53rd
+247 8.77 vs. 18.529.75
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.00 vs. 2.412.41
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
13th
+287 0.05 vs. 6.946.89
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 2.28 vs. 5.603.32
Free Throws Attempted per game
258th
72nd
186 4.38 vs. 6.662.28

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.