Tom Burleson vs. John Collins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Collins and Tom Burleson, 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.

Tom Burleson and John Collins both played 7 years in the NBA. Tom Burleson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Tom Burleson 7 2 1974-75 to 1980-81
John Collins 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1974-752017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 23.0 10.1 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 - 2.7 3.9 9.4 .417 - - - 2.2 3.2 .687
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 %
Tom Burleson 9 40.4 20.7 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 - 3.2 8.7 16.9 .513 - - - 3.3 4.4 .750
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 32.3 15.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.2 0.9 1.8 - 3.3 6.0 12.6 .481 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750
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 %
Tom Burleson 6 34.7 20.8 2.5 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 - 4.2 7.5 12.5 .600 - - - 5.8 7.7 .761
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 22.0 9.7 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 - 3.2 3.5 8.0 .442 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Kansas City KingsAtlanta 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 %
Tom Burleson 76 20.1 8.6 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 3.4 3.0 6.9 .434 - - - 2.6 3.3 .794
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Kansas City KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Tom Burleson 56 16.6 7.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 3.3 2.8 6.1 .459 - - - 2.2 3.0 .716
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Kansas City KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Tom Burleson 37 7.4 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson John Collins
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
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 %
Tom Burleson 31 11.7 3.3 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.2 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .488
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
John Collins ------- --- ----------
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