John Collins vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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 Jalen Green, who played 4. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jalen Green 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 |
| Jalen Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| John Collins | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| 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: | +7 | +7.8 | +6.8 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +3.9 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +1.9 | +6.8 | +.150 | +2.1 | +6.2 | +.003 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.082 |
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher John Collins nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| John Collins | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +15 | +4.2 | +2.6 | +3.0 | +3.0 | +6.1 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | +0.2 | +4.3 | +.144 | +1.6 | +4.7 | +.010 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.023 |
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher John Collins nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| John Collins | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +4.9 | +2.0 | +1.3 | -0.5 | -2.0 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +.160 | +1.1 | +3.8 | +.069 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +.004 | |
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher John Collins nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| John Collins | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Hawks Lost East Conf Finals | Rockets 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: | +19 | +3.6 | +3.4 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +2.8 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -1.6 | +0.6 | +5.3 | +.133 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +.045 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +.020 |
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| 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: | +11 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +3.3 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +.177 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +.062 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.166 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
Additional Years |
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* John Collins played 4 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—John Collins played in two Playoffs. |