Dorie Murrey vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Dorie Murrey, 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.

Dorie Murrey and Ben Simmons both played 6 years in the NBA. Dorie Murrey had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Dorie Murrey 6 2 1966-67 to 1971-72
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dorie Murrey Ben Simmons
Season 1966-672017-18
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Dorie Murrey 35 8.9 2.8 - - 2.9 0.3 - - - 1.6 0.9 2.3 .402 - - - 0.9 1.5 .593
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 %
Dorie Murrey ------- --- ----------
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

Dorie Murrey Ben Simmons
Season 1967-682018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Dorie Murrey 81 18.4 7.3 - - 7.4 0.8 - - - 3.4 2.6 6.0 .436 - - - 2.1 3.0 .689
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 %
Dorie Murrey ------- --- ----------
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

Dorie Murrey Ben Simmons
Season 1968-692019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dorie Murrey 38 12.2 5.6 - - 3.9 0.6 - - - 2.1 2.0 5.1 .387 - - - 1.6 2.6 .639
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 %
Dorie Murrey ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dorie Murrey Ben Simmons
Season 1969-702020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement 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 %
Dorie Murrey 81 13.3 5.5 - - 4.4 0.9 - - - 2.4 1.9 4.2 .446 - - - 1.7 2.3 .731
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 %
Dorie Murrey ------- --- ----------
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

Dorie Murrey Ben Simmons
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA 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 %
Dorie Murrey 71 10.1 3.3 - - 3.1 0.5 - - - 2.1 1.1 2.5 .438 - - - 1.1 1.6 .670
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 %
Dorie Murrey 16 5.8 2.1 - - 2.1 0.1 - - - 0.4 0.8 1.7 .481 - - - 0.4 0.7 .636
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dorie Murrey Ben Simmons
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Dorie Murrey 51 8.3 2.2 - - 2.5 0.3 - - - 1.5 0.8 2.2 .381 - - - 0.5 0.8 .615
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 %
Dorie Murrey 1 1.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------