John Collins vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade 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

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, 8 less than Dwyane Wade, who played 16. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dwyane Wade had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Dwyane Wade 16 13 2003-04 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2017-182003-04
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+10.8+5.7+1.0+2.2+3.3+3.2+0.8+0.5-1.8-0.6+1.9+5.7+.111+0.1+0.3+.038+2.0+2.6+.032
Dwyane Wade 61 34.9 16.2 1.4 2.7 4.0 4.5 1.4 0.6 3.2 2.3 6.1 13.1 .465 0.3 0.9 .302 3.8 5.1 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 13 39.5 18.0 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.6 1.3 0.3 4.2 3.5 6.6 14.5 .455 0.2 0.6 .375 4.5 5.8 .787

Season 2

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2018-192004-05
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+8.6+4.6+2.2+2.5+4.6+4.8+1.2+0.5-2.2-0.3+0.6+3.5+.082+0.7+2.0+.059+4.2+5.5+.001
Dwyane Wade 77 38.6 24.1 1.4 3.7 5.2 6.8 1.6 1.1 4.2 3.0 8.2 17.1 .478 0.2 0.6 .289 7.5 9.9 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 14 41.0 27.4 1.6 4.1 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 4.4 3.1 9.7 20.1 .484 0.1 0.7 .100 7.9 9.9 .799

Season 3

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2019-202005-06
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+34+5.4+5.6+1.4+3.0+4.4+5.2+1.1+0.8-1.8-0.5+0.7+4.0+.088+1.2+2.6+.230+5.5+7.0+.017
Dwyane Wade 75 38.6 27.2 1.4 4.3 5.7 6.7 1.9 0.8 3.6 2.9 9.3 18.8 .495 0.2 1.0 .171 8.4 10.7 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 23 41.7 28.4 1.2 4.7 5.9 5.7 2.2 1.1 3.9 3.1 9.5 19.2 .497 0.6 1.6 .378 8.8 10.9 .808

Season 4

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2020-212006-07
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+8.6+9.8+0.9+1.8+2.7+6.3+1.6+0.2-2.9-0.8+2.5+6.7+.065+0.9+1.8+.133+5.8+7.3+.026
Dwyane Wade 51 37.9 27.4 1.0 3.7 4.7 7.5 2.1 1.2 4.2 2.3 9.3 18.9 .491 0.4 1.5 .266 8.5 10.5 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+8.5+9.6+0.2+3.7+3.9+5.4+0.9+0.1-4.5+3.4+10.9+.120+1.1+1.8+.357+3.8+6.0+.145
Dwyane Wade 4 40.5 23.5 1.8 3.0 4.8 6.3 1.3 0.5 5.8 3.3 9.0 21.0 .429 0.0 1.3 .000 5.5 8.0 .688

Season 5

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2021-222007-08
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+3+7.5+8.4+0.8+2.8+3.6+5.1+1.1+0.3-3.3-0.3+2.3+6.5+.057+0.8+1.8+.078+4.4+6.1+.035
Dwyane Wade 51 38.3 24.6 0.9 3.3 4.2 6.9 1.7 0.7 4.4 2.7 8.6 18.4 .469 0.4 1.5 .286 6.9 9.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Dwyane Wade DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+8.6+17.1+1.5+1.5+6.3+1.6+0.3-2.3-0.8+5.7+12.0+.017+0.1+0.1+.025+5.5+7.3+.038
Dwyane Wade 79 38.6 30.2 1.1 3.9 5.0 7.5 2.2 1.3 3.4 2.3 10.8 22.0 .491 1.1 3.5 .317 7.5 9.8 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+13.4+17.8+0.6+1.2+0.7+4.5+0.6+0.6-2.1-0.7+5.4+12.1+.006+0.8+1.8+.016+6.3+7.3+.029
Dwyane Wade 7 40.7 29.1 0.6 4.4 5.0 5.3 0.9 1.6 3.6 2.9 9.7 22.1 .439 2.6 7.1 .360 7.1 8.3 .862

Season 7

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Utah JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+9+8.3+11.5+0.9+2.6+3.7+5.4+1.2+0.2-1.9-0.4+3.5+8.6+.056+0.4+0.2+.071+4.7+6.4+.034
Dwyane Wade 77 36.3 26.6 1.4 3.5 4.8 6.5 1.8 1.1 3.3 2.4 9.3 19.6 .476 0.9 3.2 .300 6.9 9.1 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 5 42.0 33.2 1.2 4.4 5.6 6.8 1.6 1.6 5.2 3.2 12.4 22.0 .564 3.0 7.4 .405 5.4 8.0 .675

Season 8

John Collins Dwyane Wade
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Utah JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 40 30.5 19.0 2.2 6.0 8.2 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.9 7.0 13.3 .527 1.5 3.7 .399 3.5 4.1 .848
difference:+36+6.6+6.5+0.6+1.2+1.8+2.6+0.5+0.1-0.5-0.3+2.1+4.9+.027+0.7+1.0+.093+3.0+4.5+.090
Dwyane Wade 76 37.1 25.5 1.6 4.8 6.4 4.6 1.5 1.1 3.1 2.6 9.1 18.2 .500 0.8 2.7 .306 6.5 8.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 21 39.4 24.5 2.0 5.1 7.1 4.4 1.6 1.3 3.0 2.5 8.6 17.8 .485 0.7 2.5 .269 6.6 8.5 .777

Additional Years

* Dwyane Wade played 8 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2012 to 2019—Dwyane Wade played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over John Collins, Dwyane Wade got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game