Guy Rodgers vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Guy Rodgers played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Guy Rodgers had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1958-59	2017-18
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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		%
Guy Rodgers	45	34.8	10.7	-	-	6.2	5.8	-	-	-	2.9	4.7	11.9	.394	-	-	-	1.4	2.5	.545
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		%
Guy Rodgers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1959-60	2018-19
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	76ers 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		%
Guy Rodgers	68	36.5	11.6	-	-	5.8	7.1	-	-	-	2.9	5.0	12.8	.389	-	-	-	1.6	2.7	.613
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		%
Guy Rodgers	9	41.1	13.1	-	-	8.6	6.0	-	-	-	4.3	5.4	15.1	.360	-	-	-	2.2	4.0	.556
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
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1960-61	2019-20
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Semis	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		%
Guy Rodgers	78	37.2	12.8	-	-	6.5	8.7	-	-	-	3.4	5.1	13.2	.386	-	-	-	2.6	3.8	.687
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		%
Guy Rodgers	3	40.3	17.7	-	-	7.0	5.0	-	-	-	5.3	7.0	19.0	.368	-	-	-	3.7	6.7	.550
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1961-62	2020-21
Team	Philadelphia Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost East Div Finals	76ers 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		%
Guy Rodgers	80	33.1	8.2	-	-	4.4	8.0	-	-	-	3.9	3.3	9.4	.356	-	-	-	1.5	2.3	.665
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		%
Guy Rodgers	12	40.2	11.6	-	-	5.9	7.3	-	-	-	4.8	4.3	12.1	.359	-	-	-	2.9	4.6	.636
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
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1962-63	2022-23
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Guy Rodgers	79	41.1	13.9	-	-	5.0	10.4	-	-	-	3.7	5.6	14.6	.387	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.727
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		%
Guy Rodgers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1963-64	2023-24
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Guy Rodgers	79	34.1	11.0	-	-	4.2	7.0	-	-	-	3.1	4.3	11.7	.365	-	-	-	2.5	3.5	.707
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		%
Guy Rodgers	12	34.9	12.3	-	-	4.8	7.5	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	14.4	.329	-	-	-	2.8	3.9	.702
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1965-66	-
Team	San Francisco Warriors	-
Honors & Awards	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		%
Guy Rodgers	79	36.7	18.6	-	-	5.3	10.7	-	-	-	3.1	7.4	19.9	.373	-	-	-	3.7	5.2	.727
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Guy Rodgers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Guy Rodgers	Ben Simmons
Season	1966-67	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Div 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		%
Guy Rodgers	81	37.8	18.0	-	-	4.3	11.2	-	-	-	3.0	6.6	17.0	.391	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.806
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Guy Rodgers	3	32.3	11.3	-	-	2.0	6.0	-	-	-	3.7	5.0	13.3	.375	-	-	-	1.3	1.7	.800
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-