John Collins vs. Tom Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Payne 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
Tom Payne: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Tom Payne 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 9 Tom Payne 1

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Tom Payne 1

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Tom Payne 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.8 Tom Payne 4.1

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.9 Tom Payne 2.4

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Tom Payne 0.5

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Tom Payne - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 7,902 Tom Payne 119

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,939 Tom Payne 69

Total Assists John Collins 719 Tom Payne 15

Total Steals John Collins 312 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 496 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 500 Tom Payne 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .544 Tom Payne .437

3-Point Percentage John Collins .359 Tom Payne - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .792 Tom Payne .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Tom Payne 4.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Tom Payne 2.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2025) Tom Payne 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2025) Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Tom Payne - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Tom Payne 4.0

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Tom Payne 4.0

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Tom Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Tom Payne - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Tom Payne 4

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Tom Payne 4

Total Assists John Collins 27 Tom Payne 0

Total Steals John Collins 12 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Tom Payne - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 29 Tom Payne 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Tom Payne 1.000

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Tom Payne - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Tom Payne .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Tom Payne 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Tom Payne 4.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Tom Payne 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Tom Payne - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) Tom Payne - 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.