Austin Rivers vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Austin Rivers that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Rivers

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Austin Rivers 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)