Ben Simmons vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Ben Simmons 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Elmore Smith 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.