John Collins vs. Joe Graboski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Graboski and John Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

John Collins played 7 years in the NBA, 6 less than Joe Graboski, who played 13. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Joe Graboski had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
John Collins	7	3	2017-18 to 2023-24
Joe Graboski	13	10	1948-49 to 1961-62

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2017-18	1948-49
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Stags
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Stags Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	74	24.1	10.5	2.4	4.9	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	1.4	2.9	4.2	7.4	.576	0.2	0.6	.340	1.8	2.5	.715
Joe Graboski	45	-	2.8	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	-	1.9	1.2	3.5	.344	-	-	-	0.4	1.1	.347

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	1	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	1.0	0.0	6.0	.000	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2018-19	1949-50
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Stags
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Stags Lost Cent Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	61	30.0	19.5	3.6	6.2	9.8	2.0	0.4	0.6	2.0	3.3	7.6	13.6	.560	0.9	2.6	.348	3.3	4.4	.763
Joe Graboski	57	-	3.6	-	-	-	0.6	-	-	-	1.7	1.3	4.3	.304	-	-	-	0.9	1.6	.596

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	1	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-

Note: Joe Graboski didn't play in 1950-51.


Season 3
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2019-20	1951-52
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Indianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Olympians Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	41	33.2	21.6	2.8	7.3	10.1	1.5	0.8	1.6	1.8	3.4	8.6	14.8	.583	1.4	3.6	.401	2.9	3.7	.800
Joe Graboski	66	37.0	13.7	-	-	9.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	12.5	.387	-	-	-	4.0	6.0	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	2	48.0	23.0	-	-	11.5	1.5	-	-	-	3.5	9.5	24.0	.396	-	-	-	4.0	7.5	.533


Season 4
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2020-21	1952-53
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Indianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	Olympians Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	63	29.3	17.6	1.9	5.5	7.4	1.2	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.1	6.8	12.2	.556	1.3	3.3	.399	2.7	3.2	.833
Joe Graboski	69	40.1	13.0	-	-	10.0	2.3	-	-	-	4.4	3.9	11.6	.340	-	-	-	5.1	7.4	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	18	32.0	13.9	2.0	6.7	8.7	0.9	0.4	0.6	1.3	3.3	5.6	10.1	.549	1.1	3.1	.357	1.7	2.0	.833
Joe Graboski	2	38.0	17.0	-	-	8.0	0.0	-	-	-	2.5	7.0	14.0	.500	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750


Season 5
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2021-22	1953-54
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	54	30.8	16.2	1.7	6.1	7.8	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.1	3.0	6.3	11.9	.526	1.2	3.3	.364	2.5	3.1	.793
Joe Graboski	71	38.9	13.3	-	-	9.4	2.3	-	-	-	3.1	5.0	14.1	.354	-	-	-	3.3	4.9	.674

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	5	24.4	9.4	0.4	4.2	4.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	1.0	2.4	3.8	7.8	.487	0.8	2.2	.364	1.0	2.0	.500
Joe Graboski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2022-23	1954-55
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	71	30.0	13.1	1.1	5.4	6.5	1.2	0.6	1.0	1.1	3.1	5.1	10.0	.508	1.0	3.4	.292	2.0	2.5	.803
Joe Graboski	70	35.9	13.6	-	-	9.1	2.6	-	-	-	3.7	5.3	15.7	.340	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.686

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	6	27.3	11.3	1.2	3.2	4.3	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.5	2.2	4.3	10.0	.433	1.8	5.3	.344	0.8	1.0	.833
Joe Graboski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	2023-24	1955-56
Team	Utah Jazz	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	68	28.0	15.1	2.3	6.1	8.5	1.1	0.6	0.9	1.4	2.8	5.8	11.0	.532	1.3	3.4	.371	2.2	2.7	.795
Joe Graboski	72	33.0	14.4	-	-	8.9	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	5.5	14.9	.369	-	-	-	3.3	4.7	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	10	31.3	13.2	-	-	9.4	2.7	-	-	-	3.7	5.3	15.4	.344	-	-	-	2.6	3.5	.743


Season 8
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	-	1956-57
Team	-	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Warriors Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	72	34.7	14.3	-	-	8.5	1.9	-	-	-	3.4	5.4	15.5	.349	-	-	-	3.5	4.5	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	2	45.5	17.5	-	-	11.0	2.0	-	-	-	3.5	6.5	20.0	.325	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.818


Season 9
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	-	1957-58
Team	-	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Warriors Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	72	28.8	12.6	-	-	7.9	1.7	-	-	-	3.5	4.7	14.1	.335	-	-	-	3.2	4.2	.749

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	8	31.5	12.3	-	-	10.3	3.8	-	-	-	2.6	5.0	17.3	.290	-	-	-	2.3	2.9	.783


Season 10
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	-	1958-59
Team	-	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	72	34.5	14.7	-	-	10.4	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	5.5	15.5	.353	-	-	-	3.8	5.0	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	-	1959-60
Team	-	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Warriors Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	73	17.4	7.7	-	-	4.9	1.5	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	8.0	.372	-	-	-	1.8	2.4	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	9	14.3	4.6	-	-	3.3	1.0	-	-	-	2.6	1.9	6.4	.293	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.778


Season 12
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	-	1960-61
Team	-	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Warriors Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	68	14.9	6.8	-	-	3.9	1.1	-	-	-	2.2	2.5	7.5	.333	-	-	-	1.9	2.7	.694

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	1	1.0	0.0	-	-	0	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	John Collins	Joe Graboski
Season	-	1961-62
Team	-	St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Packers, Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nationals Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	38	12.3	5.1	-	-	4.1	0.7	-	-	-	1.6	2.0	5.8	.348	-	-	-	1.0	1.7	.600

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Graboski	4	6.0	0.8	-	-	1.0	0.0	-	-	-	0.8	0.3	1.8	.143	-	-	-	0.3	0.3	1.000

John Collins vs. Joe Graboski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Graboski and John Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13