John Collins vs. Frank Gates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Gates 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 2025-26
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Frank Gates 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 9 Frank Gates 1

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Frank Gates 1

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Frank Gates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 16.0 Frank Gates 4.5

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.0 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.5 Frank Gates 1.4

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 7,598 Frank Gates 287

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,831 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists John Collins 701 Frank Gates 91

Total Steals John Collins 294 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 481 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 476 Frank Gates 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .546 Frank Gates .281

3-Point Percentage John Collins .363 Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .791 Frank Gates .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Frank Gates 4.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2025) Frank Gates 1.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Collins 1.5 (2026) Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Frank Gates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Frank Gates 3.6

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Frank Gates 1.3

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Frank Gates 25

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists John Collins 27 Frank Gates 9

Total Steals John Collins 12 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 29 Frank Gates 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Frank Gates .243

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Frank Gates .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Frank Gates 3.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Frank Gates 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) Frank Gates - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.