Ben Simmons vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff and Ben Simmons 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

Ben Simmons

vs.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.