Donovan Mitchell vs. Ben Simmons: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Donovan Mitchell 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 Donovan Mitchell, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2018 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 and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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.

Donovan Mitchell vs. Ben Simmons
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons
Points
211st
+300th
91st
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
286th
144th
176th
Steals
+300th
+300th
149th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
285th
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Donovan Mitchell vs. Ben Simmons
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons
Points
17th
--
7th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
--
+300th
203rd
Assists
158th
33rd
119th
35th
Steals
113rd
--
110th
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:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
211st
+300th
+89 13,722 vs. 5,0218,701
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,384 vs. 2,840456
Assists
+300th
286th
+14 2,602 vs. 2,754152
Steals
+300th
+300th
759 vs. 568191
Blocks
+300th
+300th
179 vs. 25576
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
444 vs. 641197
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,940 vs. 2,199259
Field Goals Made
249th
+300th
+51 4,855 vs. 2,0762,779
Field Goals Attempted
236th
+300th
+64 10,777 vs. 3,7207,057
3-Pointers Made
39th
+300th
+261 1,670 vs. 51,665
3-Pointers Attempted
38th
+300th
+262 4,553 vs. 364,517
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
2,342 vs. 8641,478
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,789 vs. 1,4591,330

Games and Years:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
552 vs. 383169
Seasons
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 72

Rankings by Points Scored:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
44th
+300th
29 vs. 128
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
91st
+300th
+209 1,783 vs. 4771,306
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
314 vs. 28034
Assists
144th
176th
32 303 vs. 25944
Steals
149th
+300th
+151 86 vs. 4838
Blocks
+300th
285th
+15 21 vs. 3413
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
51 vs. 6716
Defensive Rebounds
236th
+300th
+64 263 vs. 21350
Field Goals Made
104th
+300th
+196 617 vs. 194423
Field Goals Attempted
97th
+300th
+203 1,403 vs. 3421,061
3-Pointers Made
32nd
+300th
+268 199 vs. 0199
3-Pointers Attempted
32nd
+300th
+268 561 vs. 2559
Free Throws Made
111st
+300th
+189 350 vs. 89261
Free Throws Attempted
131st
+300th
+169 424 vs. 171253

Games and Years:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
63 vs. 3924
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 44

Rankings by Points Scored:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
20th
-
7 vs. 07
50+ point games
3rd
-
3 vs. 03
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
17th
--
24.86 vs. 13.1111.75
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
4.32 vs. 7.423.10
Assists per game
158th
33rd
125 4.71 vs. 7.192.48
Steals per game
113rd
--
1.38 vs. 1.480.11
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.32 vs. 0.670.34
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
0.80 vs. 1.670.87
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
3.51 vs. 5.742.23
Field Goals Made per game
25th
--
8.80 vs. 5.423.37
Field Goals Attempted per game
15th
--
19.52 vs. 9.719.81
3-Pointers Made per game
6th
--
3.03 vs. 0.013.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
4th
--
8.25 vs. 0.098.15
Free Throws Made per game
104th
--
4.24 vs. 2.261.99
Free Throws Attempted per game
132nd
--
5.05 vs. 3.811.24

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Donovan Mitchell Ben Simmons Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
7th
+300th
+293 28.30 vs. 12.2316.07
Rebounds per game
+300th
203rd
+97 4.98 vs. 7.182.20
Assists per game
119th
35th
84 4.81 vs. 6.641.83
Steals per game
110th
159th
49 1.37 vs. 1.230.13
Blocks per game
+300th
206th
+94 0.33 vs. 0.870.54
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.81 vs. 1.720.91
Defensive Rebounds per game
244th
121st
123 4.17 vs. 5.461.29
Field Goals Made per game
18th
+300th
+282 9.79 vs. 4.974.82
Field Goals Attempted per game
10th
+300th
+290 22.27 vs. 8.7713.50
3-Pointers Made per game
5th
+300th
+295 3.16 vs. 0.003.16
3-Pointers Attempted per game
4th
+300th
+296 8.90 vs. 0.058.85
Free Throws Made per game
53rd
+300th
+247 5.56 vs. 2.283.27
Free Throws Attempted per game
67th
258th
191 6.73 vs. 4.382.35

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.