Darius Garland vs. Ben Simmons: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2020 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.

Darius Garland vs. Ben Simmons
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Ben Simmons Darius Garland Ben Simmons
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
286th
+300th
176th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
285th
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Darius Garland vs. Ben Simmons
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Ben Simmons Darius Garland Ben Simmons
Points
--
--
167th
+300th
Rebounds
--
--
+300th
203rd
Assists
44th
33rd
80th
35th
Steals
--
--
262nd
159th
Blocks
--
--
+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:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
7,243 vs. 5,0212,222
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,024 vs. 2,8401,816
Assists
+300th
286th
+14 2,573 vs. 2,754181
Steals
+300th
+300th
450 vs. 568118
Blocks
+300th
+300th
44 vs. 255211
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 641444
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
827 vs. 2,1991,372
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,647 vs. 2,076571
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
5,854 vs. 3,7202,134
3-Pointers Made
216th
+300th
+84 904 vs. 5899
3-Pointers Attempted
233rd
+300th
+67 2,332 vs. 362,296
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,045 vs. 864181
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,204 vs. 1,459255

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
385 vs. 3832
Seasons
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 70

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
14th
261 1 vs. 3332

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
+300th
5 vs. 14
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
381 vs. 47796
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
63 vs. 280217
Assists
+300th
176th
+124 120 vs. 259139
Steals
+300th
+300th
23 vs. 4825
Blocks
+300th
285th
+15 3 vs. 3431
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 6765
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
61 vs. 213152
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
137 vs. 19457
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
320 vs. 34222
3-Pointers Made
298th
+300th
+2 47 vs. 047
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
+300th
+8 137 vs. 2135
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
60 vs. 8929
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
70 vs. 171101

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
22 vs. 3917
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
3 vs. 41

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
20th
0 vs. 33

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
--
18.81 vs. 13.115.70
Rebounds per game
--
--
2.66 vs. 7.424.76
Assists per game
44th
33rd
11 6.68 vs. 7.190.51
Steals per game
--
--
1.17 vs. 1.480.31
Blocks per game
--
--
0.11 vs. 0.670.55
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
--
0.51 vs. 1.671.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
--
2.15 vs. 5.743.59
Field Goals Made per game
--
--
6.88 vs. 5.421.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
--
15.21 vs. 9.715.49
3-Pointers Made per game
32nd
--
2.35 vs. 0.012.33
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
--
6.06 vs. 0.095.96
Free Throws Made per game
--
--
2.71 vs. 2.260.46
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
--
3.13 vs. 3.810.68

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
+300th
+133 17.32 vs. 12.235.09
Rebounds per game
+300th
203rd
+97 2.86 vs. 7.184.32
Assists per game
80th
35th
45 5.45 vs. 6.641.19
Steals per game
262nd
159th
103 1.05 vs. 1.230.19
Blocks per game
+300th
206th
+94 0.14 vs. 0.870.74
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 1.721.63
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
121st
+179 2.77 vs. 5.462.69
Field Goals Made per game
188th
+300th
+112 6.23 vs. 4.971.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
+300th
+141 14.55 vs. 8.775.78
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
+300th
+255 2.14 vs. 0.002.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
+300th
+271 6.23 vs. 0.056.18
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.73 vs. 2.280.45
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
258th
+42 3.18 vs. 4.381.20

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.