John Collins vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 9 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.8 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.9 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 7,923 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,947 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists John Collins 725 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals John Collins 314 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 498 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 502 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .544 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage John Collins .361 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .793 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2025) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2025) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists John Collins 27 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals John Collins 12 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 29 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) Fred Hetzel - 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.