Ben Simmons vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 Garfield Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 Garfield 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 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 Garfield Smith .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 Garfield Smith .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) Garfield Smith - 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.