Mark McNamara vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Mark McNamara, 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.
Mark McNamara played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Mark McNamara had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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 |
Mark McNamara |
8 |
4 |
1982-83 to 1990-91 |
Ben Simmons |
6 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
36 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.444 |
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 |
% |
Mark McNamara |
2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
70 |
14.8 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
.621 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
2.2 |
.471 |
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 |
% |
Mark McNamara |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Mark McNamara didn't play in 1985-86.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
11 |
10.3 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.368 |
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 |
% |
Mark McNamara |
1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
42 |
13.8 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.391 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.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 |
% |
Mark McNamara |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
39 |
8.2 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.628 |
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 |
% |
Mark McNamara |
3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
33 |
5.8 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.650 |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mark McNamara |
2 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Mark McNamara |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |