Serge Ibaka vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Serge Ibaka, 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.

Serge Ibaka played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Serge Ibaka 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
Serge Ibaka	14	12	2009-10 to 2022-23
Ben Simmons	6	3	2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2009-10	2017-18
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Serge Ibaka	73	18.1	6.3	1.9	3.5	5.4	0.1	0.3	1.3	0.9	2.7	2.8	5.1	.543	0.0	0.0	.500	0.8	1.3	.630
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		%
Serge Ibaka	6	25.5	7.8	2.2	4.3	6.5	0.3	0.3	2.0	1.0	3.2	3.3	5.8	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.7	.700
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
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2010-11	2018-19
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 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		%
Serge Ibaka	82	27.0	9.9	2.6	5.0	7.6	0.3	0.4	2.4	0.9	3.3	4.1	7.5	.543	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.2	.750
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		%
Serge Ibaka	17	28.8	9.8	2.8	4.5	7.3	0.2	0.2	3.1	1.2	3.8	3.9	8.5	.462	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.4	.825
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
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2011-12	2019-20
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder 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		%
Serge Ibaka	66	27.2	9.1	2.9	4.6	7.5	0.4	0.5	3.7	1.2	2.7	4.0	7.4	.535	0.0	0.0	.333	1.2	1.8	.661
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		%
Serge Ibaka	20	28.5	9.8	2.4	3.4	5.8	0.6	0.6	3.0	0.6	2.9	4.2	8.0	.528	0.1	0.2	.250	1.3	1.8	.722
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2012-13	2020-21
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Serge Ibaka	80	31.1	13.2	2.8	4.9	7.7	0.5	0.4	3.0	1.6	2.7	5.6	9.7	.573	0.3	0.7	.351	1.8	2.4	.749
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		%
Serge Ibaka	11	33.3	12.8	3.5	4.8	8.4	0.7	0.0	3.0	0.6	3.5	5.4	12.3	.437	0.4	0.8	.444	1.7	2.2	.792
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
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2013-14	2022-23
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 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		%
Serge Ibaka	81	32.9	15.1	2.8	6.0	8.8	1.0	0.5	2.7	1.5	2.9	6.5	12.1	.536	0.3	0.7	.383	1.9	2.5	.784
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		%
Serge Ibaka	17	34.2	12.1	1.8	5.0	6.8	0.7	0.6	2.5	1.2	3.2	5.1	8.6	.592	0.3	0.8	.385	1.5	2.0	.765
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2014-15	2023-24
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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		%
Serge Ibaka	64	33.1	14.3	2.1	5.7	7.8	0.9	0.5	2.4	1.5	3.0	5.8	12.3	.476	1.2	3.2	.376	1.4	1.7	.836
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		%
Serge Ibaka	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2015-16	-
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	78	32.1	12.6	1.8	5.0	6.8	0.8	0.5	1.9	1.4	2.7	5.3	11.1	.479	0.8	2.4	.326	1.2	1.6	.752
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	18	33.4	12.0	1.3	5.0	6.3	0.6	0.8	1.3	0.5	2.8	4.7	9.1	.521	1.7	3.8	.449	0.8	1.1	.750
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2016-17	-
Team	Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors 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		%
Serge Ibaka	79	30.7	14.8	1.6	5.2	6.8	0.9	0.5	1.6	1.3	2.7	6.0	12.4	.480	1.6	4.0	.391	1.4	1.6	.856
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	10	30.7	14.3	0.9	5.6	6.5	1.4	0.4	1.7	1.1	3.7	6.0	13.0	.462	1.2	3.8	.316	1.1	1.3	.846
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2017-18	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors 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		%
Serge Ibaka	76	27.5	12.6	1.0	5.3	6.3	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.2	2.8	5.0	10.3	.483	1.4	3.9	.360	1.2	1.6	.797
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	10	26.0	8.7	1.3	4.6	5.9	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.6	2.1	3.0	7.2	.417	0.9	2.4	.375	1.8	2.2	.818
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2018-19	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	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		%
Serge Ibaka	74	27.2	15.0	2.1	6.0	8.1	1.3	0.4	1.4	1.5	2.9	6.3	11.9	.529	0.7	2.3	.290	1.8	2.4	.763
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	24	20.8	9.4	1.5	4.5	6.0	0.9	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.3	3.8	8.0	.477	0.4	1.6	.237	1.3	1.8	.762
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2019-20	-
Team	Toronto Raptors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors 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		%
Serge Ibaka	55	27.0	15.4	2.1	6.1	8.2	1.4	0.5	0.8	2.0	2.8	6.2	12.2	.512	1.3	3.3	.385	1.6	2.3	.718
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	11	22.8	14.8	1.5	6.2	7.7	1.2	0.2	1.3	1.1	2.5	5.7	10.0	.573	2.1	4.1	.511	1.3	1.3	1.000
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2020-21	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	41	23.3	11.1	1.8	4.9	6.7	1.8	0.2	1.1	1.1	1.9	4.5	8.9	.510	1.0	2.8	.339	1.0	1.3	.811
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	2	9.0	5.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2021-22	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Serge Ibaka	54	16.3	6.8	1.1	3.5	4.6	0.9	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.9	2.7	5.5	.500	0.7	1.8	.374	0.6	0.8	.727
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	6	3.7	1.5	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.7	2.7	.250	0.0	0.5	.000	0.2	0.3	.500
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Serge Ibaka	Ben Simmons
Season	2022-23	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
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		%
Serge Ibaka	16	11.6	4.1	0.9	1.8	2.8	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7	1.4	1.6	3.4	.481	0.4	1.1	.333	0.5	0.8	.615
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Serge Ibaka	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Simmons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Serge Ibaka vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14