John Collins vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and John Collins, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
John Collins played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 achievements, 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 |
| John Collins | 8 | 3 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Austin Reaves | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| John Collins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +4.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -0.7 | -1.5 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +.117 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +.023 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.124 |
| Austin Reaves | 61 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .459 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .317 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .839 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher John Collins nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| John Collins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +1.2 | +6.5 | +3.1 | +3.7 | +6.8 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | +3.6 | +5.9 | +.031 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.050 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.101 |
| Austin Reaves | 64 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .529 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .398 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .864 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| John Collins | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 36.2 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .464 | 2.4 | 5.5 | .443 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .895 |
Season 3 |
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| John Collins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
| Others | - | NBA Cup Champion |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +41 | +1.1 | +5.7 | +2.1 | +3.7 | +5.8 | +4.0 | +1.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | +3.0 | +3.3 | +.097 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.034 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.053 | |
| Austin Reaves | 82 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .486 | 1.9 | 5.1 | .367 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .853 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| John Collins | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 34.8 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 12.6 | .476 | 1.4 | 5.2 | .269 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .895 |
Season 4 |
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| John Collins | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Hawks Lost East Conf Finals | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +10 | +5.6 | +2.6 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +2.9 | +4.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -1.0 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +.096 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +.022 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +.044 |
| Austin Reaves | 73 | 34.9 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.2 | .460 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .377 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .877 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +7.2 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +3.3 | +2.7 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +4.5 | +.138 | +1.9 | +6.3 | +.038 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.024 | |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 39.2 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 14.6 | .411 | 3.0 | 9.4 | .319 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .857 |
Additional Years |
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* John Collins played 4 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—John Collins played in two Playoffs. |