Darren Collison vs. Blake Griffin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Blake Griffin and Darren Collison, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Darren Collison played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Blake Griffin, who played 13. Darren Collison had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Blake Griffin had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Darren Collison 11 5 2009-10 to 2021-22
Blake Griffin 13 10 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2009-102010-11
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 76 27.8 12.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.7 1.0 0.1 2.7 1.2 4.9 10.4 .477 0.6 1.5 .400 1.9 2.3 .851
Blake Griffin 82 38.0 22.5 3.3 8.8 12.1 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 8.5 16.8 .506 0.1 0.3 .292 5.4 8.5 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2010-112011-12
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 79 29.9 13.2 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.1 1.1 0.2 2.5 1.4 5.0 11.0 .457 0.5 1.6 .331 2.6 2.9 .871
Blake Griffin 66 36.2 20.7 3.3 7.6 10.9 3.2 0.8 0.7 2.3 3.3 8.5 15.5 .549 0.0 0.2 .125 3.7 7.1 .521
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 5 29.2 9.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.0 1.0 0.4 1.8 1.4 3.6 9.2 .391 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 2.2 .636
Blake Griffin 11 35.7 19.1 1.7 5.2 6.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.3 3.7 7.6 15.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .636

Season 3

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2011-122012-13
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 60 31.3 10.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.8 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.7 3.8 8.7 .440 0.6 1.6 .362 2.1 2.6 .830
Blake Griffin 80 32.5 18.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 3.7 1.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 7.2 13.4 .538 0.1 0.4 .179 3.5 5.3 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 11 18.6 8.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.3 6.4 .514 0.4 1.0 .364 1.8 2.1 .870
Blake Griffin 6 26.3 13.2 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.5 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.0 4.8 10.7 .453 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .808

Season 4

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2012-132013-14
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 81 29.3 12.0 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.1 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.7 4.2 8.9 .471 0.6 1.7 .353 3.0 3.4 .880
Blake Griffin 80 35.8 24.1 2.4 7.1 9.5 3.9 1.2 0.6 2.8 3.3 9.0 17.0 .528 0.2 0.6 .273 6.0 8.4 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 13 36.8 23.5 2.7 4.7 7.4 3.8 1.2 1.1 2.4 4.2 9.0 18.0 .500 0.1 0.5 .143 5.5 7.4 .740

Season 5

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2013-142014-15
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 80 25.9 11.4 0.6 1.8 2.4 3.7 1.2 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.1 8.7 .467 0.9 2.4 .376 2.4 2.8 .857
Blake Griffin 67 35.2 21.9 1.9 5.7 7.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.9 8.6 17.1 .502 0.1 0.4 .400 4.6 6.4 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 13 19.2 8.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.7 6.9 .389 0.1 0.9 .083 3.0 3.5 .867
Blake Griffin 14 39.8 25.5 2.7 10.0 12.7 6.1 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.1 10.0 19.6 .511 0.1 0.5 .143 5.4 7.6 .717

Season 6

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2014-152015-16
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 45 34.8 16.1 0.4 2.8 3.2 5.6 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.1 5.8 12.2 .473 1.3 3.6 .373 3.2 4.1 .788
Blake Griffin 35 33.4 21.4 1.5 6.9 8.4 4.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.2 .499 0.2 0.5 .333 4.0 5.5 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 4 31.8 15.0 1.8 7.0 8.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.3 5.0 13.3 .377 0.3 0.5 .500 4.8 6.3 .760

Season 7

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 74 30.0 14.0 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.3 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 5.1 10.5 .486 1.2 2.9 .401 2.6 3.1 .858
Blake Griffin 61 34.0 21.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 4.9 0.9 0.4 2.3 2.6 7.9 15.9 .493 0.6 1.9 .336 5.2 6.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 3 33.0 20.3 1.0 5.0 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 0.7 8.3 17.0 .490 1.3 2.0 .667 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 8

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 68 30.3 13.2 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.6 1.0 0.1 1.7 1.8 5.0 10.5 .476 1.1 2.6 .417 2.2 2.5 .860
Blake Griffin 58 34.0 21.4 1.3 6.1 7.4 5.8 0.7 0.3 2.8 2.4 7.5 17.2 .438 1.9 5.6 .345 4.5 5.7 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Indiana PacersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 69 29.2 12.4 0.5 2.0 2.6 5.3 1.3 0.2 1.2 1.8 4.6 9.2 .495 1.4 3.0 .468 1.8 2.1 .882
Blake Griffin 75 35.0 24.5 1.3 6.2 7.5 5.4 0.7 0.4 3.4 2.7 8.3 17.9 .462 2.5 7.0 .362 5.5 7.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 7 30.6 11.3 0.1 2.9 3.0 4.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 1.0 4.4 9.7 .456 1.1 3.3 .348 1.3 1.7 .750
Blake Griffin 2 29.0 24.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.5 9.0 19.5 .462 3.0 6.5 .462 3.5 3.5 1.000

Season 10

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Indiana PacersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 76 28.2 11.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.0 1.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.1 8.7 .467 1.0 2.6 .407 2.1 2.5 .832
Blake Griffin 18 28.4 15.5 0.9 3.7 4.7 3.3 0.4 0.4 2.2 1.5 4.9 13.9 .352 1.5 6.2 .243 4.2 5.4 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 4 29.3 12.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.8 4.8 11.3 .422 1.0 2.8 .364 1.5 1.5 1.000
Blake Griffin ------- --- ----------

Note: Darren Collison didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 11

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison 3 12.3 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Blake Griffin 46 25.8 11.0 0.8 4.1 4.9 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 .423 1.5 4.5 .341 1.9 2.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 12 26.5 9.0 1.3 4.7 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 3.3 3.5 6.6 .532 1.2 3.0 .389 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 12

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season -2021-22
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 56 17.1 6.4 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.6 .425 0.7 2.6 .262 1.0 1.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 2 12.5 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 1.0 2.5 .400 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 13

Darren Collison Blake Griffin
Season -2022-23
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 41 13.9 4.1 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.5 3.2 .485 0.6 1.6 .348 0.5 0.8 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Collison ------- --- ----------
Blake Griffin 1 6.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -