Chris Bosh vs. John Collins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Collins and Chris Bosh 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Bosh 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, Chris Bosh averages 3.4 points more than John Collins in his 9 seasons (19.2 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 9,334 points more (17,189 vs. 7,855).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
+3.4
13
John Collins 15.8
9

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+9,334
13
John Collins 7,855
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Bosh has a better career point average than John Collins (+3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,023).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
+3.0
6
John Collins 12.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+1,023
6
John Collins 365
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+10
John Collins 0

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
+60
John Collins 22

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+284
John Collins 138

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
+413
John Collins 402

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
+395
John Collins 497

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
John Collins 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
+3
John Collins 0

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+18
John Collins 5

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+52
John Collins 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+60
John Collins 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
John Collins 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+3.4+0.9+2.8+5.0+0.7+1.9+2.4+2.5+3.2+0.7+4+396
John Collins 15.8 6.1 11.3 54.4 1.0 2.9 35.9 2.5 3.1 79.2 9 497

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+9,334+3,156+6,965+5.0+209+520+2.4+3,231+4,032+0.7+4+396
John Collins 7,855 3,053 5,616 54.4 514 1,430 35.9 1,235 1,559 79.2 9 497

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+3.0+0.8+2.5+4.3+0.6+1.8+3.2+2.0+2.5+3.1+3+60
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+1,023+370+807+4.3+19+41+3.2+264+328+3.1+3+60
John Collins 365 145 281 51.6 35 99 35.4 40 52 76.9 3 29

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 11.5
+1.0
200475
John Collins 10.5
201874

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581
John Collins 19.5
+2.7
201961

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
+0.9
200670
John Collins 21.6
202041

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+5.0
200769
John Collins 17.6
202163

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
+6.1
200867
John Collins 16.2
202254

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
+9.6
200977
John Collins 13.1
202371

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+8.9
201070
John Collins 15.1
202468

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
201177
John Collins 19.0
+0.3
202540

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
+5.9
2012NBA Champion57
John Collins 12.1
202625

Chris Bosh's additional seasons:

* Chris Bosh played 4 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2013 to 2016—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 250 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.1 ppg and his lowest 16.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
John Collins -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
John Collins -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
John Collins -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
+3.6
20076
John Collins 13.9
202118

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+14.6
20085
John Collins 9.4
20225

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
John Collins 11.3
+11.3
20236

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
John Collins -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
+18.6
201121
John Collins -
DNP
20250

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
+14.0
2012NBA Champion14
John Collins -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Chris Bosh's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Chris Bosh played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 12.1.