Bradley Beal vs. John Collins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Collins and Bradley Beal to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bradley Beal has better scoring stats than John Collins in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 5.5 points more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (21.5 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 9,704 points more (17,257 vs. 7,553).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+5.5
13
John Collins 16.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,257
+9,704
13
John Collins 7,553
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than John Collins (+10.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+758).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+10.3
6
John Collins 12.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+758
6
John Collins 365
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
John Collins 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
John Collins 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+31
John Collins 0

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+125
John Collins 22

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+311
John Collins 137

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
+342
John Collins 384

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 800
+328
John Collins 472

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
+1
John Collins 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+11
John Collins 0

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
+25
John Collins 5

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+27
John Collins 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
+21
John Collins 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
John Collins 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.1 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 13 801
difference:+5.5+1.7+5.7+8.1+1.1+2.8+1.3+1.1+1.1+2.9+5+329
John Collins 16.0 6.2 11.4 54.6 1.0 2.9 36.3 2.5 3.2 79.2 8 472

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 17,257 6,346 13,664 46.4 1,717 4,569 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 13 801
difference:+9,704+3,410+8,284+8.1+1,225+3,213+1.3+1,659+1,965+2.9+5+329
John Collins 7,553 2,936 5,380 54.6 492 1,356 36.3 1,189 1,502 79.2 8 472

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+10.3+3.3+9.2+7.4+1.1+3.1+0.1+2.5+3.0+5.9+3+20
John Collins 12.6 5.0 9.7 51.6 1.2 3.4 35.4 1.4 1.8 76.9 3 29

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+758+264+645+7.4+77+218+0.1+153+181+5.9+3+20
John Collins 365 145 281 51.6 35 99 35.4 40 52 76.9 3 29

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
+3.4
201356
John Collins 10.5
201874

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
201473
John Collins 19.5
+2.4
201961

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
John Collins 21.6
+6.3
202041

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
John Collins 17.6
+0.2
202163

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+6.9
201777
John Collins 16.2
202254

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+9.5
201882
John Collins 13.1
202371

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+10.5
201982
John Collins 15.1
202468

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+11.5
202057
John Collins 19.0
202540

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 5 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 22.8 points in a total of 256 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 17.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
John Collins -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
John Collins -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+23.4
201510
John Collins -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
John Collins 13.9
+13.9
202118

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+15.4
201713
John Collins 9.4
20225

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+11.9
20186
John Collins 11.3
20236

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
John Collins -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
John Collins -
DNP
20250

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5.