John Collins vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who played 13. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	13	7	1997-98 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2017-18	1997-98
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	82	29.0	13.9	3.4	5.4	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	1.8	3.5	5.5	10.7	.518	0.0	0.0	.250	2.8	3.7	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	4	36.8	17.3	3.5	4.0	7.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	2.5	5.5	7.0	12.3	.571	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	6.3	.520


Season 2
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2018-19	1998-99
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	5	34.2	15.2	3.4	5.4	8.8	0.8	0.8	1.4	1.8	4.8	5.8	11.4	.509	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	6.0	.600

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

Note: Zydrunas Ilgauskas didn't play in 1999-00.


Season 3
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2019-20	2000-01
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	24	25.7	11.7	2.7	4.0	6.7	0.8	0.6	1.5	2.5	3.3	4.8	9.8	.487	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.3	.679

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


Season 4
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2020-21	2001-02
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	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	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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	62	21.4	11.1	2.2	3.2	5.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.5	3.0	3.9	9.1	.425	0.0	0.1	.000	3.4	4.5	.754

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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2021-22	2002-03
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	81	30.0	17.2	3.0	4.6	7.5	1.6	0.7	1.9	2.6	3.4	6.1	13.9	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	4.9	6.3	.781

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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2022-23	2003-04
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	81	31.3	15.3	3.4	4.6	8.1	1.3	0.5	2.5	2.0	3.4	5.8	11.9	.483	0.0	0.1	.286	3.7	5.0	.746

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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	2023-24	2004-05
Team	Utah Jazz	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	78	33.5	16.9	3.8	4.8	8.6	1.3	0.7	2.1	2.4	4.0	5.9	12.6	.468	0.0	0.1	.286	5.2	6.4	.799

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


Season 8
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	-	2005-06
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	78	29.3	15.6	3.1	4.4	7.6	1.2	0.5	1.7	2.0	3.6	5.8	11.4	.506	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	4.9	.834

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	13	27.2	10.4	2.5	3.8	6.3	0.8	0.4	2.1	1.8	3.5	4.2	9.2	.454	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.8	.750


Season 9
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	-	2006-07
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers Lost NBA 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	78	27.3	11.9	3.1	4.6	7.7	1.6	0.6	1.3	1.8	3.3	4.9	10.2	.485	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.5	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	20	32.5	12.6	3.3	6.4	9.7	0.9	0.5	0.8	1.6	3.0	4.9	9.9	.492	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.4	.838


Season 10
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	-	2007-08
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	73	30.4	14.1	3.6	5.7	9.3	1.4	0.5	1.6	1.8	3.4	5.7	12.0	.474	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.3	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	13	30.2	13.1	2.5	5.0	7.5	1.6	0.4	1.1	1.6	2.7	5.2	10.8	.479	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.4	.818


Season 11
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	-	2008-09
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	65	27.2	12.9	2.4	5.1	7.5	1.0	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.8	5.3	11.1	.472	0.2	0.6	.385	2.1	2.7	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	14	29.1	10.5	1.9	5.9	7.8	1.2	0.4	0.9	0.6	3.4	4.4	9.9	.449	0.1	0.9	.154	1.5	2.4	.636


Season 12
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	-	2009-10
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	64	20.9	7.4	1.8	3.6	5.4	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.0	2.9	3.0	6.8	.443	0.2	0.4	.478	1.2	1.6	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	7	9.9	1.7	1.0	0.6	1.6	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.1	1.4	0.7	1.9	.385	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.667


Season 13
	John Collins	Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Season	-	2010-11
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Heat Lost NBA 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	72	15.9	5.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.7	2.6	2.3	4.4	.508	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.6	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Collins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	9	11.6	3.6	1.7	1.9	3.6	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.8	1.6	3.3	.467	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.7	.667

John Collins vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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