Danny Green vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Danny Green, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Danny Green played 15 years in the NBA, 9 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Danny Green had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Danny Green 15 13 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2009-102017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Danny Green 20 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 .385 0.3 1.1 .273 0.2 0.3 .667
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 %
Danny Green ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2010-112018-19
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Danny Green 8 11.5 5.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.4 .486 0.9 2.4 .368 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Danny Green 4 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 .333 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
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

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2011-122019-20
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 66 23.1 9.1 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.2 7.2 .442 1.5 3.5 .436 1.2 1.5 .790
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 %
Danny Green 14 20.6 7.4 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 6.5 .418 1.4 4.1 .345 0.5 0.7 .700
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2012-132020-21
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Danny Green 80 27.5 10.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.3 .448 2.2 5.2 .429 0.8 1.0 .848
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 %
Danny Green 21 31.9 11.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 2.4 4.0 8.9 .446 2.6 5.4 .482 0.6 0.7 .800
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

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2013-142022-23
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Danny Green 68 24.3 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.2 7.4 .432 1.9 4.7 .415 0.7 0.9 .794
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 %
Danny Green 23 23.0 9.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.9 2.2 3.4 6.9 .491 2.1 4.4 .475 0.4 0.5 .818
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2014-152023-24
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 81 28.5 11.7 0.7 3.6 4.2 2.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 4.0 9.1 .436 2.4 5.6 .418 1.4 1.6 .874
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 %
Danny Green 7 29.1 8.3 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 3.0 8.7 .344 1.7 5.7 .300 0.6 0.9 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 79 26.1 7.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.7 7.1 .376 1.5 4.4 .332 0.4 0.6 .739
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 10 26.7 8.6 0.0 3.1 3.1 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.0 6.5 .462 2.4 4.8 .500 0.2 0.3 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2016-17-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 68 26.6 7.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.6 6.6 .392 1.7 4.6 .379 0.4 0.5 .844
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 16 27.3 7.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.8 6.9 .405 1.6 4.8 .342 0.5 0.9 .571
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2017-18-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 70 25.6 8.6 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.1 8.0 .387 1.7 4.6 .363 0.7 0.9 .769
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 5 20.6 4.2 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.6 6.0 .267 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2018-19-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 80 27.7 10.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.1 3.7 7.9 .465 2.5 5.4 .455 0.5 0.6 .841
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 24 28.5 6.9 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.1 1.3 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.2 6.5 .342 1.6 5.0 .328 0.9 1.0 .913
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 68 24.8 8.0 0.8 2.6 3.3 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 2.0 2.9 7.0 .416 1.8 4.8 .367 0.5 0.7 .688
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 21 25.0 8.0 1.2 2.0 3.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 2.3 2.8 8.1 .347 1.9 5.5 .339 0.5 0.7 .667
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2020-21-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Danny Green 69 28.0 9.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.7 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.2 7.9 .412 2.5 6.3 .405 0.4 0.6 .775
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 8 24.9 7.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.6 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.6 6.0 .438 1.8 4.6 .378 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2021-22-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Danny Green 62 21.8 5.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.2 .394 1.7 4.4 .380 0.2 0.2 .786
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 12 26.6 8.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.9 3.0 7.4 .404 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.1 .000
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2022-23-
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 11 12.6 5.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.0 4.5 .449 1.5 3.4 .432 0.1 0.1 1.000
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green 4 10.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.3 1.3 .200 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Danny Green Ben Simmons
Season 2023-24-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Danny Green 2 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Green ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------