Ralph Simpson
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1979-80
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- Aug 10, 1949
- College
- Michigan State
- Draft
- 1972, round 1, pick 11
3All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 10 | 705 | 11,785 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 29.0 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 ABA | DNR | 81 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 30-54 | Made playoffs | – | |
| 1971-72 ABA | DNR | 84 | 27.4 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 34-50 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1972-73 ABA | DNR | 81 | 23.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 47-37 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1973-74 ABA | DNR | 75 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 37-47 | Made playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1974-75 ABA | DNA | 82 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 65-19 | Made playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1975-76 ABA | DNA | 84 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 60-24 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1976-77 | DET | 77 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | 0.0 | |
| 1977-78 | DET | 32 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 38-44 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 32 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 7.8 | |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 37 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1978-79 | NJN | 32 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 37-45 | Lost conf. finals | 2.0 | |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 8 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 34-48 | Missed playoffs | – |