Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Collins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Collins and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by John Collins.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 7.9 points more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (23.9 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 12,985 points more (20,538 vs. 7,553).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+7.9
12
John Collins 16.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
+12,985
12
John Collins 7,553
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than John Collins (+14.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,905).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+14.4
9
John Collins 12.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+1,905
9
John Collins 365
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
John Collins 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9
John Collins 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+54
John Collins 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
+271
John Collins 22

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
+426
John Collins 137

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
+376
John Collins 384

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
+384
John Collins 472

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
+3
John Collins 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
John Collins 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8
John Collins 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+37
John Collins 0

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+61
John Collins 5

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
+61
John Collins 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
+56
John Collins 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
John Collins 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+7.9+2.6+4.5+0.5+0.4+0.7+7.9+3.3+5.1+9.9+4+387
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+12,985+4,589+8,288+0.5+50+552+7.9+3,757+5,632+9.9+4+387
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+14.4+5.1+9.4+1.6+0.5+0.6+9.5+4.6+7.8+14.4+6+55
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+1,905+707+1,321+1.6+27+140+9.5+464+755+14.4+6+55
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
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
John Collins 10.5
+3.7
201874

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
201581
John Collins 19.5
+6.8
201961

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
201680
John Collins 21.6
+4.7
202041

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+5.3
201780
John Collins 17.6
202163

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+10.7
201875
John Collins 16.2
202254

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+14.6
201972
John Collins 13.1
202371

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+14.4
202063
John Collins 15.1
202468

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+9.1
2021NBA Champion61
John Collins 19.0
202540

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional seasons:

* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 4 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 30.4 points in a total of 270 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.1 ppg and his lowest 29.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
John Collins -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156
John Collins -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
John Collins -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+10.9
20176
John Collins 13.9
202118

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+16.3
20187
John Collins 9.4
20225

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
+14.2
201915
John Collins 11.3
20236

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+26.7
20209
John Collins -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+30.2
2021NBA Champion21
John Collins -
DNP
20250

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Giannis Antetokounmpo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 30.8 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 33 ppg and his lowest 23.3.