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Ben Simmons
Ben Simmons stats, teams and career impact
#590 all-timeCareer averages · 13.1 PPG · 7.4 RPG · 7.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Teams in final NBA season
- Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) · 240 lb (109 kg)
- Born
- July 20, 1996 (30 yrs old)
- College
- LSU
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 2017–18 to 2024–25
Career summaryBen Simmons was a point guard who played 7 NBA seasons, from 2017–18 through 2024–25.
- Career PPG
- 13.1
- Career RPG
- 7.4
- Career APG
- 7.2
- #16 in 2017–18
- #590 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Ben Simmons ranks #590 all time
Ben Simmons ranks #590 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #18.3. His full-career value ranks #369, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
383 games · Career Value Rank #369
NBA honors3× All-Star · All-NBA · 2× All-Defense · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Clippers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 55.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 13.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 59.2%FT%
383 career games · 11,910 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Ben Simmons stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 2024–25 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.6 | -0.42 | BRK/LAC | 51 | 24 | 22.0 | 52.0% | — | 72.7% | #192 | 35.7 |
| 2023–24 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 5.7 | +2.28 | BRK | 15 | 12 | 23.9 | 58.1% | — | 40.0% | — | 31.0 |
| 2022–23 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | +0.48 | BRK | 42 | 33 | 26.3 | 56.6% | 0.0% | 43.9% | #131 | 56.0 |
| 2020–21 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | +1.88 | PHI | 58 | 58 | 32.4 | 55.7% | 30.0% | 61.3% | #73 | 150.9 |
| 2019–20 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | +4.05 | PHI | 57 | 57 | 35.4 | 58.0% | 28.6% | 62.1% | #17 | 251.6 |
| 2018–19 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | +3.68 | PHI | 79 | 79 | 34.2 | 56.3% | 0.0% | 60.0% | #22 | 324.6 |
| 2017–18 | 15.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | +4.46 | PHI | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | 54.5% | 0.0% | 56.0% | #16 | 367.0 |
| Career | 13.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | — | BRK/LAC/PHI | 383 | — | 31.1 | 55.8% | 13.9% | 59.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
63.3 composite · lower is better
51.8 average league finish
1,217 total value
Career standing
How Ben Simmons ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score63.3
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 370.0
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #590
Strongest seasons
Every season
Ben Simmons advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2024–25 | BRK/LAC | 28 | 51 | 1,120 | -0.42 | 50.8 | #192 | 35.7 | 47th | Broad |
| 2023–24 | BRK | 27 | 15 | 359 | +2.28 | — | — | 31.0 | — | Limited |
| 2022–23 | BRK | 26 | 42 | 1,105 | +0.48 | 65.6 | #131 | 56.0 | 59th | Broad |
| 2020–21 | PHI | 24 | 58 | 1,877 | +1.88 | 80.4 | #73 | 150.9 | 87th | Broad |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 23 | 57 | 2,017 | +4.05 | 95.5 | #17 | 251.6 | 95th | Broad |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 22 | 79 | 2,700 | +3.68 | 94.3 | #22 | 324.6 | 95th | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 21 | 81 | 2,732 | +4.46 | 95.8 | #16 | 367.0 | 97th | Broad |
Career movement
Ben Simmons's career impact by season
Peak +4.46 in 2017–18 · 7 seasons · 11,910 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’22
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Ben SimmonsTrae Young
| NBA season | Ben Simmons | Trae Young |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 2 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 1.9 | 5.0 |
| 5 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 6 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 7 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| 8 | Did not play | 2.8 |
NBA season number
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