John Collins vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and John Collins that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 8 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 16.0 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.5 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 7,553 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,805 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists John Collins 697 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals John Collins 288 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks John Collins 478 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games John Collins 472 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .546 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage John Collins .363 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .792 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2025) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2025) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists John Collins 27 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals John Collins 12 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games John Collins 29 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)