Herb Scherer vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Herb Scherer 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

Herb Scherer

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herb Scherer 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Herb Scherer 2 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Herb Scherer 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Herb Scherer 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herb Scherer 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Herb Scherer 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herb Scherer 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Herb Scherer 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Herb Scherer 0 * Ben Simmons 1

* 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 Herb Scherer 3.6 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.4 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.7 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer 115 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer 76 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Herb Scherer 23 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Herb Scherer 32 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer .289 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer .592 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Herb Scherer 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.