John Collins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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

John Collins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Collins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Collins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Collins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Collins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Collins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Collins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Collins 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Collins 617 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Collins 249 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Collins 432 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Collins 27 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Collins 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Collins 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.