Ben Simmons vs Josh Giddey

Ben SimmonsJosh Giddey

Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey compared on their NBA careers: Ben Simmons played 7 seasons, 2017-18 to 2024-25, Josh Giddey 5 seasons, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Ben Simmons averaged 13.1 points a game to Josh Giddey's 14.6.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey career per game
383GP334
31.1MIN29.7
13.1PTS14.6
7.4REB7.6
7.2AST6.6
1.5STL0.9
0.7BLK0.5
55.8FG%46.1
13.93P%33.7
59.2FT%76.4
57.6TS%54

Career totals

Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey career totals
5,021PTS4,861
2,840REB2,548
2,754AST2,197
568STL299
255BLK167
55.8FG%46.1
13.93P%33.7
59.2FT%76.4
57.6TS%54

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey postseason
39GP10
31.6MIN18.1
12.2PTS8.7
7.2REB3.6
6.6AST2.1
1.2STL0.2
0.9BLK0.4
56.7FG%45.3
03P%35.3
52FT%87.5
57.2TS%55.4

Where each stands all time

Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey all-time places
Ben SimmonsAll-time rankJosh Giddey
225th (2,754)Assists—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Ben Simmons: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-Defensive First Team ×2, All-NBA Third Team
  • Josh Giddey: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2017-1815.88.18.22021-2212.57.86.4
2nd2018-1916.98.87.72022-2316.67.96.2
3rd2019-2016.47.882023-2412.36.44.8
4th2020-2114.37.26.92024-2514.68.17.2
5th2022-236.96.36.12025-26178.39.1
6th2023-246.17.95.7————
7th2024-2554.75.6————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST