Ben Simmons
- Seasons
- 2017-18 to 2024-25
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Jul 20, 1996
- College
- LSU
- Draft
- 2016, round 1, pick 1
1All-League teams
3All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.4
- True shooting
- .576
- Effective FG
- .559
- Usage rate
- 19.8
- Win shares
- 35.3
- WS per 48
- .142
- Box plus/minus
- 3.0
- VORP
- 14.9
- Best season, WS
- 9.2
- Best season, BPM
- 4.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 1 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | PHI | 21 | 81 | 2,732 | 20.0 | .557 | .545 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 9.2 | .162 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 111 | 102 |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 22 | 79 | 2,700 | 20.0 | .582 | .563 | 22.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 8.2 | .146 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 114 | 108 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 23 | 57 | 2,017 | 20.4 | .602 | .581 | 20.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .165 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 116 | 106 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 24 | 58 | 1,877 | 18.3 | .584 | .560 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 6.0 | .153 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 114 | 106 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 26 | 42 | 1,105 | 13.4 | .559 | .566 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .097 | -2.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 110 | 110 |
| 2023-24 | BRK | 27 | 15 | 359 | 16.3 | .571 | .581 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .133 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 121 | 112 |
| 2024-25 | 2+ teams | 28 | 51 | 1,120 | 12.4 | .539 | .520 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .078 | -2.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 110 | 113 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.