Alonzo Mourning vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Alonzo Mourning, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alonzo Mourning played 15 years in the NBA, 9 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Alonzo Mourning had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alonzo Mourning 15 11 1992-93 to 2007-08
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1992-932017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 78 33.9 21.0 3.4 6.9 10.3 1.0 0.3 3.5 3.0 3.7 7.3 14.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 8.1 .781
Ben Simmons 81 33.7 15.8 1.8 6.3 8.1 8.2 1.7 0.9 3.4 2.6 6.7 12.3 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 9 40.8 23.8 3.1 6.8 9.9 1.4 0.7 3.4 4.1 4.1 7.9 16.4 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 8.0 10.3 .774
Ben Simmons 10 36.9 16.3 1.6 7.8 9.4 7.7 1.7 0.8 4.4 3.4 6.1 12.5 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.8 .707

Season 2

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 60 33.6 21.5 3.0 7.2 10.2 1.4 0.5 3.1 3.3 3.5 7.1 14.1 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 7.2 9.5 .762
Ben Simmons 79 34.2 16.9 2.2 6.6 8.8 7.7 1.4 0.8 3.5 2.6 6.8 12.2 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons 12 35.1 13.9 1.9 5.1 7.0 6.0 1.3 1.0 2.7 3.8 6.0 9.7 .621 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .575

Season 3

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 77 38.2 21.3 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.1 3.6 7.4 14.3 .519 0.1 0.4 .324 6.4 8.4 .761
Ben Simmons 57 35.4 16.4 2.0 5.8 7.8 8.0 2.1 0.6 3.5 3.3 6.6 11.4 .580 0.0 0.1 .286 3.2 5.2 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 4 43.5 22.0 3.5 9.8 13.3 2.8 0.8 3.3 3.5 4.3 6.0 14.3 .421 1.0 2.0 .500 9.0 10.8 .837
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Miami HeatPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 70 38.2 23.2 3.1 7.3 10.4 2.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.5 8.0 15.4 .523 0.1 0.4 .300 7.0 10.2 .685
Ben Simmons 58 32.4 14.3 1.6 5.6 7.2 6.9 1.6 0.6 3.0 2.9 5.6 10.1 .557 0.1 0.2 .300 3.0 4.9 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.7 18.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 11.7 .486 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 9.3 .714
Ben Simmons 12 33.5 11.9 2.1 5.8 7.9 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.3 3.3 4.9 7.9 .621 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 6.1 .342

Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 5

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Miami HeatBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 66 35.2 19.8 2.9 7.1 9.9 1.6 0.8 2.9 3.4 4.1 7.2 13.4 .534 0.0 0.1 .111 5.5 8.6 .642
Ben Simmons 42 26.3 6.9 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 1.3 0.6 2.3 3.3 3.2 5.6 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.4 .439
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 17 37.1 17.8 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.7 4.1 4.3 6.3 12.8 .491 0.2 0.5 .375 5.1 9.1 .555
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Miami HeatBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 58 33.4 19.2 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.9 0.7 2.2 3.1 3.6 6.9 12.6 .551 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 8.0 .665
Ben Simmons 15 23.9 6.1 2.1 5.9 7.9 5.7 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.9 4.9 .581 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 4 34.3 19.3 2.5 6.0 8.5 1.3 0.8 2.5 2.0 4.5 7.3 14.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 7.3 .655
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1998-99-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 46 38.1 20.1 3.6 7.4 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 3.0 3.5 7.0 13.8 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 9.2 .652
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 5 38.8 21.6 1.4 6.8 8.2 0.8 1.6 2.8 2.4 3.8 7.6 14.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.8 .653
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 1999-00-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 79 34.8 21.7 2.7 6.8 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.7 3.9 8.3 15.0 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 7.4 .711
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 10 37.5 21.6 3.1 6.9 10.0 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.4 4.0 7.6 15.7 .484 0.0 0.1 .000 6.4 9.6 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2000-01-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 13 23.5 13.6 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 1.8 5.6 10.8 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .564
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.3 11.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.0 8.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 6.3 .579
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2001-02-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 75 32.7 15.7 2.4 6.0 8.4 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.4 3.4 6.0 11.5 .516 0.0 0.0 .333 3.8 5.7 .657
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Note: Alonzo Mourning didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 11

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2003-04-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 12 17.9 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.7 2.8 5.9 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 2.8 .882
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 37 19.0 7.6 1.4 3.9 5.4 0.5 0.2 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.7 5.7 .472 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.8 .582
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 15 17.1 6.1 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.3 0.3 2.2 1.5 3.3 2.1 2.9 .705 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .558
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2005-06-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 65 20.0 7.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.2 0.2 2.7 1.2 2.7 2.9 4.8 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.4 .594
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 21 10.8 3.8 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.2 1.8 .703 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2006-07-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 77 20.4 8.6 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.2 0.2 2.3 1.7 2.8 3.1 5.5 .560 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.0 .601
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 4 13.8 6.3 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 2.8 .909 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.3 .385
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Alonzo Mourning Ben Simmons
Season 2007-08-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning 25 15.6 6.0 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.3 0.2 1.7 1.0 2.2 2.1 3.8 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.0 .592
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alonzo Mourning ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------