Nick Anderson vs. John Collins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Collins and Nick Anderson, 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.

Nick Anderson played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than John Collins, who played 7. Nick Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Nick Anderson 13 6 1989-90 to 2001-02
John Collins 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1989-902017-18
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta 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 %
Nick Anderson 81 22.0 11.5 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.7 4.6 9.3 .494 0.0 0.2 .059 2.3 3.3 .705
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 %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1990-912018-19
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Nick Anderson 70 28.2 14.1 1.3 4.2 5.5 1.5 1.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 5.7 12.2 .467 0.2 0.8 .293 2.5 3.7 .668
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 %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Nick Anderson 60 36.7 19.9 1.6 4.8 6.4 2.7 1.6 0.6 2.1 2.2 8.0 17.4 .463 0.5 1.4 .353 3.4 5.1 .667
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 %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Nick Anderson 79 37.0 19.9 1.5 4.5 6.0 3.4 1.6 0.7 2.1 2.5 7.5 16.8 .449 1.1 3.2 .353 3.8 5.1 .741
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 %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Nick Anderson 81 34.7 15.8 1.4 4.5 5.9 3.6 1.7 0.4 2.0 1.8 6.2 13.0 .478 1.2 3.9 .322 2.1 3.1 .672
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 %
Nick Anderson 3 40.0 14.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 1.7 0.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 11.3 .382 2.7 6.7 .400 3.0 4.0 .750
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

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Orlando MagicAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsHawks 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 %
Nick Anderson 76 34.1 15.8 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.1 1.6 0.3 1.9 1.6 5.8 12.1 .476 2.4 5.7 .415 1.9 2.7 .704
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 %
Nick Anderson 21 38.8 14.2 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.1 1.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.4 .448 2.0 5.1 .383 2.0 3.0 .683
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

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Nick Anderson 77 35.3 14.7 1.2 4.2 5.4 3.6 1.6 0.6 1.8 1.8 5.2 11.7 .442 2.2 5.6 .391 2.2 3.1 .692
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 %
Nick Anderson 11 38.0 14.2 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.9 1.9 0.5 1.9 2.0 5.0 11.5 .433 1.6 5.7 .286 2.5 4.1 .622
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1996-97-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Nick Anderson 63 34.3 12.0 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.9 1.9 0.5 1.4 2.5 4.6 11.5 .397 2.3 6.4 .353 0.6 1.5 .404
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Anderson 5 26.0 5.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.2 1.6 2.4 7.2 .333 0.8 3.0 .267 0.0 0.4 .000
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1997-98-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Nick Anderson 58 29.3 15.3 1.7 3.4 5.1 2.1 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.7 5.9 13.0 .455 1.3 3.7 .360 2.2 3.4 .638
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1998-99-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Nick Anderson 47 33.6 14.9 1.1 4.8 5.9 1.9 1.4 0.3 1.8 1.5 5.4 13.6 .395 2.0 5.9 .347 2.1 3.4 .611
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Anderson 4 37.8 20.8 1.8 5.0 6.8 2.3 2.3 0.0 2.5 3.0 7.3 19.8 .367 2.8 10.5 .262 3.5 4.8 .737
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 1999-00-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Nick Anderson 72 29.1 10.8 1.2 3.6 4.7 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.6 4.3 10.9 .391 1.8 5.5 .332 0.5 1.1 .487
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Anderson 5 26.4 7.2 0.8 2.6 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.2 6.8 .324 1.4 4.0 .350 1.4 1.6 .875
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 2000-01-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Nick Anderson 21 8.0 1.8 0.1 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 2.7 .246 0.5 1.9 .256 0.0 0.0 -
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Nick Anderson John Collins
Season 2001-02-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Nick Anderson 15 14.6 4.0 0.1 2.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.4 5.1 .276 0.9 3.2 .271 0.3 0.6 .556
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nick Anderson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------