D'Angelo Russell vs. Ben Simmons: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare D'Angelo Russell and Ben Simmons 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
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where D'Angelo Russell, with a career spanning 11 seasons from 2016 to 2026, and Ben Simmons, with 7 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.

D'Angelo Russell vs. Ben Simmons
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
160th
286th
+300th
176th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
285th
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D'Angelo Russell vs. Ben Simmons
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons
Points
173rd
--
293rd
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
--
+300th
203rd
Assists
80th
33rd
122nd
35th
Steals
+300th
--
+300th
159th
Blocks
+300th
--
+300th
206th

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:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
11,047 vs. 5,0216,026
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,158 vs. 2,840682
Assists
160th
286th
126 3,659 vs. 2,754905
Steals
+300th
+300th
674 vs. 568106
Blocks
+300th
+300th
209 vs. 25546
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
309 vs. 641332
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,849 vs. 2,199350
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
3,970 vs. 2,0761,894
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
9,314 vs. 3,7205,594
3-Pointers Made
44th
+300th
+256 1,593 vs. 51,588
3-Pointers Attempted
40th
+300th
+260 4,396 vs. 364,360
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,514 vs. 864650
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,909 vs. 1,459450

Games and Years:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
644 vs. 383261
Seasons
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 74

Triple-Doubles:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
14th
261 1 vs. 3332

Rankings by Points Scored:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
139th
+300th
6 vs. 15
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
453 vs. 47724
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
94 vs. 280186
Assists
+300th
176th
+124 153 vs. 259106
Steals
+300th
+300th
31 vs. 4817
Blocks
+300th
285th
+15 7 vs. 3427
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
13 vs. 6754
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
81 vs. 213132
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
172 vs. 19422
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
443 vs. 342101
3-Pointers Made
209th
+300th
+91 65 vs. 065
3-Pointers Attempted
192nd
+300th
+108 199 vs. 2197
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
44 vs. 8945
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
57 vs. 171114

Games and Years:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
32 vs. 397
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 40

Triple-Doubles:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
20th
0 vs. 33

Rankings by Points Scored:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
173rd
--
17.15 vs. 13.114.04
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
3.35 vs. 7.424.06
Assists per game
80th
33rd
47 5.68 vs. 7.191.51
Steals per game
+300th
--
1.05 vs. 1.480.44
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.32 vs. 0.670.34
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
0.48 vs. 1.671.19
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
2.87 vs. 5.742.87
Field Goals Made per game
216th
--
6.16 vs. 5.420.74
Field Goals Attempted per game
154th
--
14.46 vs. 9.714.75
3-Pointers Made per game
24th
--
2.47 vs. 0.012.46
3-Pointers Attempted per game
13th
--
6.83 vs. 0.096.73
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
--
2.35 vs. 2.260.10
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
--
2.96 vs. 3.810.85

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

D'Angelo Russell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
293rd
+300th
+7 14.16 vs. 12.231.93
Rebounds per game
+300th
203rd
+97 2.94 vs. 7.184.24
Assists per game
122nd
35th
87 4.78 vs. 6.641.86
Steals per game
+300th
159th
+141 0.97 vs. 1.230.26
Blocks per game
+300th
206th
+94 0.22 vs. 0.870.65
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 1.721.31
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
121st
+179 2.53 vs. 5.462.93
Field Goals Made per game
280th
+300th
+20 5.38 vs. 4.970.40
Field Goals Attempted per game
194th
+300th
+106 13.84 vs. 8.775.07
3-Pointers Made per game
55th
+300th
+245 2.03 vs. 0.002.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
30th
+300th
+270 6.22 vs. 0.056.17
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.38 vs. 2.280.91
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
258th
+42 1.78 vs. 4.382.60

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.