Jordan Clarkson vs. John Collins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Collins and Jordan Clarkson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Jordan Clarkson played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than John Collins, who played 8. Jordan Clarkson had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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 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
Jordan Clarkson 11 4 2014-15 to 2024-25
John Collins 8 3 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 59 25.0 11.9 0.9 2.3 3.2 3.5 0.9 0.2 1.6 1.8 4.5 10.1 .448 0.6 2.1 .314 2.2 2.7 .829
difference:+15+0.9+1.4+1.5+2.6+4.1+2.2+0.3+0.9-0.2-1.1+0.3+2.7+.128+0.4+1.5+.026+0.4+0.2+.114
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
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor John Collins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 79 32.3 15.5 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.4 1.1 0.1 1.7 2.1 6.0 13.9 .433 1.4 4.1 .347 2.1 2.6 .804
difference:+18+2.3+4.0+2.4+3.4+5.8+0.4+0.7+0.5-0.3-1.2+1.6+0.3+.127+0.5+1.5+.001+1.2+1.8+.041
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
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor John Collins played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 82 29.2 14.7 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.6 1.1 0.1 2.0 1.8 5.8 13.1 .445 1.4 4.3 .329 1.6 2.0 .798
difference:+41+4.0+6.9+2.2+4.9+7.1+1.1+0.3+1.5-0.2-1.6+2.8+1.7+.138+0.7+.072+1.3+1.7+.002
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
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor John Collins played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 81 23.3 13.9 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.3 5.3 11.8 .451 1.4 3.9 .352 1.9 2.3 .800
difference:+18+6.0+3.7+1.2+3.5+4.7+1.5+0.2+0.9-0.3-1.8+1.5+0.4+.105+0.1+0.6+.047+0.8+0.9+.033
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jordan Clarkson 19 15.1 4.7 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.9 6.5 .301 0.6 2.4 .239 0.3 0.3 .833
difference:+1+16.9+9.2+1.5+5.5+7.0+0.2+0.4-0.6-2.2+3.7+3.6+.248+0.5+0.7+.118+1.4+1.7
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
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 81 27.3 16.8 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.4 6.5 14.6 .448 1.8 5.5 .324 2.0 2.4 .844
difference:+27+3.5+0.6+0.7+3.8+4.5+0.6+0.1+0.8-0.6-1.6+0.2+2.7+.078+0.6+2.2+.040+0.5+0.7+.051
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jordan Clarkson DNP------ --- ----------
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
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
Jordan Clarkson 71 24.0 15.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.5 5.5 12.2 .454 2.1 5.8 .368 1.9 2.3 .836
difference:+6.0+2.1+0.4+3.5+3.9+0.7+0.8-0.3-1.6+0.4+2.2+.054+1.1+2.4+.076+0.1+0.2+.033
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jordan Clarkson 7 28.6 16.7 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.1 0.9 0.0 1.0 2.1 6.4 13.9 .464 2.4 7.0 .347 1.4 1.4 1.000
difference:+1+1.3+5.4+0.9+0.1+0.9+1.3+0.6+1.0-0.5-0.1+2.1+3.9+.031+0.6+1.7+.003+0.6+0.4+.167
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
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 68 26.7 18.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.6 6.7 15.8 .425 3.1 8.8 .347 1.9 2.1 .896
difference:+1.3+3.3+1.6+2.8+4.5+1.4+0.3+0.8-0.3-1.2+0.9+4.8+.107+1.8+5.4+.024+0.3+0.6+.101
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jordan Clarkson 11 27.1 17.5 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.5 0.6 0.3 2.1 1.4 6.1 15.0 .406 3.1 8.8 .351 2.3 2.4 .962
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Jordan Clarkson John Collins
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Jordan Clarkson 79 27.1 16.0 0.8 2.6 3.5 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.9 5.9 14.1 .419 2.4 7.6 .318 1.8 2.2 .828
difference:+39+3.4+3.0+1.4+3.4+4.7+0.5+0.2+0.8-1.0-1.0+1.1+0.8+.108+0.9+3.9+.081+1.7+1.9+.020
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jordan Clarkson 6 28.3 17.5 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.7 2.8 6.7 12.2 .548 1.5 4.0 .375 2.7 3.0 .889
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jordan Clarkson played 3 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—Jordan Clarkson didn't play in the postseason.

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