Player Comparison: Magic Johnson vs. Ben Simmons

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	906	763	36.7	6.9	13.2	.520	0.4	1.2	.303	6.5	12.0	.541	.533	5.5	6.5	.848	1.8	5.5	7.2	11.2	1.9	0.4	3.9	2.3	19.5
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2023	317	308	32.9	6.0	10.8	.560	0.0	0.1	.139	6.0	10.7	.565	.561	2.6	4.5	.591	1.8	6.0	7.8	7.5	1.6	0.7	3.2	2.9	14.7

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Totals Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	906	763	33245	6211	11951	.520	325	1074	.303	5886	10877	.541	.533	4960	5850	.848	1601	4958	6559	10141	1724	374	3506	2050	17707
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2023	317	308	10431	1917	3423	.560	5	36	.139	1912	3387	.565	.561	834	1411	.591	563	1917	2480	2383	518	223	1022	916	4673

Per 36 Minutes

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	906	763	33245	6.7	12.9	.520	0.4	1.2	.303	6.4	11.8	.541	5.4	6.3	.848	1.7	5.4	7.1	11.0	1.9	0.4	3.8	2.2	19.2
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2023	317	308	10431	6.6	11.8	.560	0.0	0.1	.139	6.6	11.7	.565	2.9	4.9	.591	1.9	6.6	8.6	8.2	1.8	0.8	3.5	3.2	16.1

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	906	763	33245	8.9	17.1	.520	0.5	1.5	.303	8.4	15.6	.541	7.1	8.4	.848	2.3	7.1	9.4	14.5	2.5	0.5	5.0	2.9	25.4		121	104
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2023	317	308	10431	8.8	15.8	.560	0.0	0.2	.139	8.8	15.6	.565	3.8	6.5	.591	2.6	8.8	11.4	11.0	2.4	1.0	4.7	4.2	21.5		113	106

Advanced

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	906	33245	24.1	.610	.090	.489	5.7	15.8	11.1	40.9	2.5	0.6	19.4	22.3		110.6	45.2	155.8	.225		5.9	1.6	7.5	80.0
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2023	317	10431	19.1	.578	.011	.412	6.0	19.5	12.9	34.1	2.4	1.8	20.2	20.7		15.8	16.7	32.6	.150		1.2	2.1	3.3	14.1

Adjusted Shooting

Adjusted Shooting Table
							Player Shooting %									League Shooting %									League-Adjusted
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP		FG	2P	3P	eFG	FT	TS	FTr	3PAr		FG	2P	3P	eFG	FT	TS	FTr	3PAr		FG+	2P+	3P+	eFG+	FT+	TS+	FTr+	3PAr+		FG Add	TS Add
1	Magic Johnson	1980	1996	906	33245		.520	.541	.303	.533	.848	.610	.490	.090		.483	.492	.315	.490	.759	.537	.327	.051		108	110	95	109	112	113	150	153		1024.0	2098.5
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2023	317	10431		.560	.565	.139	.561	.591	.578	.412	.011		.462	.521	.361	.528	.771	.563	.256	.365		121	108	38	106	77	103	162	3		224.6	118.5

Playoffs Totals

Playoffs Totals Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	eFG	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	190	117	7538	1291	2552	.506	51	212	.241	1240	2340	.530	.516	1068	1274	.838	349	1116	1465	2346	358	64	696	524	3701
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2021	34	34	1192	192	336	.571	0	2	.000	192	334	.575	.571	89	171	.520	65	209	274	255	47	30	103	118	473

Playoffs Per Game

Playoffs Per Game Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	eFG	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	190	117	39.7	6.8	13.4	.506	0.3	1.1	.241	6.5	12.3	.530	.516	5.6	6.7	.838	1.8	5.9	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	3.7	2.8	19.5
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2021	34	34	35.1	5.6	9.9	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	5.6	9.8	.575	.571	2.6	5.0	.520	1.9	6.1	8.1	7.5	1.4	0.9	3.0	3.5	13.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	190	117	7538	6.2	12.2	.506	0.2	1.0	.241	5.9	11.2	.530	5.1	6.1	.838	1.7	5.3	7.0	11.2	1.7	0.3	3.3	2.5	17.7
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2021	34	34	1192	5.8	10.1	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	5.8	10.1	.575	2.7	5.2	.520	2.0	6.3	8.3	7.7	1.4	0.9	3.1	3.6	14.3

Playoffs Per 100 Poss

Playoffs Per 100 Poss Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	190	117	7538	8.3	16.5	.506	0.3	1.4	.241	8.0	15.1	.530	6.9	8.2	.838	2.3	7.2	9.5	15.1	2.3	0.4	4.5	3.4	23.9		122	107
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2021	34	34	1192	7.8	13.7	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	7.8	13.6	.575	3.6	7.0	.520	2.6	8.5	11.2	10.4	1.9	1.2	4.2	4.8	19.3		114	106

Playoffs Advanced

Playoffs Advanced Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP	PER	TS	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Magic Johnson*	1980	1996	190	7538	23.0	.595	.083	.499	5.4	15.9	10.9	42.2	2.3	0.5	18.3	21.2		23.1	9.5	32.6	.208		6.1	1.5	7.6	18.3
2	Ben Simmons	2018	2021	34	1192	17.6	.575	.006	.509	6.1	18.6	12.5	31.5	1.9	2.2	20.0	18.3		1.7	2.0	3.6	.147		1.2	2.2	3.4	1.6

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