Bob Rule vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Bob Rule 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

Bob Rule

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Rule 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Bob Rule 8 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Bob Rule 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Bob Rule 1 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Rule 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Rule 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Bob Rule 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Rule 0 Ben Simmons 1

* 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 Bob Rule 17.4 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 8.3 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 1.5 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule 7,007 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Bob Rule 3,333 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Bob Rule 594 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Bob Rule 12 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Bob Rule 10 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Bob Rule 403 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule .461 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule .686 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule 29.8 (1971) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule 11.5 (1971) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule 2.0 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Bob Rule - * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Bob Rule - * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Bob Rule 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Rule - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Bob Rule - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Rule - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bob Rule - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bob Rule - * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bob Rule - * Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.