Jim Chones vs. John Collins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Collins and Jim Chones, 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

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.

Jim Chones played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than John Collins, who played 7. Jim Chones had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while John Collins had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Jim Chones 8 6 1974-75 to 1981-82
John Collins 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1974-752017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Jim Chones 72 33.7 14.5 2.2 7.2 9.4 1.8 0.7 1.7 - 3.4 6.2 12.7 .487 - - - 2.1 3.1 .679
John Collins 74 24.1 10.5 2.4 4.9 7.3 1.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.9 4.2 7.4 .576 0.2 0.6 .340 1.8 2.5 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Jim Chones 82 33.4 15.8 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 - 2.9 6.9 15.3 .448 - - - 2.1 3.2 .662
John Collins 61 30.0 19.5 3.6 6.2 9.8 2.0 0.4 0.6 2.0 3.3 7.6 13.6 .560 0.9 2.6 .348 3.3 4.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 7 34.6 15.0 2.0 5.1 7.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 - 3.3 6.7 16.3 .412 - - - 1.6 2.6 .611
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.0 12.9 2.5 5.9 8.4 1.3 0.4 0.9 - 3.1 5.5 11.9 .463 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
John Collins 41 33.2 21.6 2.8 7.3 10.1 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.8 3.4 8.6 14.8 .583 1.4 3.6 .401 2.9 3.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 3 33.0 13.0 3.7 6.7 10.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 - - - 2.3 2.3 1.000
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Jim Chones 82 35.4 15.0 2.7 7.6 10.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 6.4 13.6 .472 - - - 2.2 3.0 .720
John Collins 63 29.3 17.6 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 6.8 12.2 .556 1.3 3.3 .399 2.7 3.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 2 41.0 15.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 3.5 6.5 13.5 .481 - - - 2.0 4.0 .500
John Collins 18 32.0 13.9 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.3 3.3 5.6 10.1 .549 1.1 3.1 .357 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 5
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Jim Chones 82 34.8 13.4 3.2 7.1 10.3 2.2 0.6 1.2 2.3 3.4 5.8 13.1 .440 - - - 1.9 2.6 .735
John Collins 54 30.8 16.2 1.7 6.1 7.8 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.0 6.3 11.9 .526 1.2 3.3 .364 2.5 3.1 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
John Collins 5 24.4 9.4 0.4 4.2 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.4 3.8 7.8 .487 0.8 2.2 .364 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 6
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.2 10.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.1 3.3 4.5 9.3 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .740
John Collins 71 30.0 13.1 1.1 5.4 6.5 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.1 5.1 10.0 .508 1.0 3.4 .292 2.0 2.5 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 16 27.4 7.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.0 3.8 3.0 7.4 .407 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .676
John Collins 6 27.3 11.3 1.2 3.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.2 4.3 10.0 .433 1.8 5.3 .344 0.8 1.0 .833

Season 7
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Chones 82 31.2 10.8 2.2 5.8 8.0 1.9 0.5 1.2 1.9 4.0 4.6 9.2 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.4 .653
John Collins 68 28.0 15.1 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 2.8 5.8 11.0 .532 1.3 3.4 .371 2.2 2.7 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 3 22.3 8.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .500
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Chones John Collins
Season 1981-82-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Jim Chones 59 14.7 3.1 0.7 2.5 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.3 2.9 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .783
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 5 6.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .333
John Collins ------- --- ----------
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