Ben Simmons vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Simmons 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Ben Simmons 6 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Ben Simmons 3 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Ben Simmons 3 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 1 John Wetzel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Simmons 2 John Wetzel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Simmons 2 John Wetzel 0

Steals Leader Ben Simmons 1 John Wetzel 0 *

Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons 1 John Wetzel 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 14.4 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 7.8 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.4 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.6 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.7 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 4,765 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 2,599 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Ben Simmons 2,469 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Ben Simmons 530 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 232 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 332 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .560 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .139 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .589 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 13.9 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 8.0 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 7.5 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.4 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 0.9 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Simmons 473 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Ben Simmons 273 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Ben Simmons 255 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Ben Simmons 47 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Simmons 30 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Ben Simmons 34 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Simmons .571 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Ben Simmons .000 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Simmons .520 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019) John Wetzel 0.0 (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.