John Collins vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and John Collins 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.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Anthony Edwards 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 8.3 points more than John Collins in his 9 seasons (24.1 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 1,785 points more (9,670 vs. 7,885).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 15.8
9
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+8.3
6

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,885
9
Anthony Edwards 9,670
+1,785
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than John Collins (+14.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+765).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+14.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+765
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Anthony Edwards 2
+2

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Anthony Edwards 24
+24

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
Anthony Edwards 104
+82

20+ Point Games

John Collins 139
Anthony Edwards 269
+130

10+ Point Games

John Collins 404
+35
Anthony Edwards 369

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 499
+100
Anthony Edwards 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Anthony Edwards 2
+2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Anthony Edwards 5
+5

30+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Anthony Edwards 15
+15

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Anthony Edwards 31
+26

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Anthony Edwards 42
+22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Anthony Edwards 42
+14

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
+1
Anthony Edwards 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 15.8 6.1 11.3 54.4 1.0 2.9 35.9 2.5 3.1 79.2 9 499
difference:+8.3+2.4+7.5+9.4+1.9+5.1+0.8+1.8+2.2+1.4+3+98
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 7,885 3,065 5,639 54.4 515 1,436 35.9 1,240 1,565 79.2 9 499
difference:+1,785+328+1,914+9.4+661+1,768+0.8+468+555+1.4+3+98
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 12.6 5.0 9.7 51.6 1.2 3.4 35.4 1.4 1.8 76.9 3 29
difference:+14.3+4.4+10.4+4.8+1.9+4.8+2.3+3.6+4.5+1.9+1+13
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 365 145 281 51.6 35 99 35.4 40 52 76.9 3 29
difference:+765+251+565+4.8+95+246+2.3+168+212+1.9+1+13
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
201874
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+8.8
202172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
201961
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+1.8
202272

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
202041
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+3.0
202379

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
202163
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+8.3
202479

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
202254
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+11.4
202579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.1
202371
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+15.6
202620

John Collins' additional seasons:

* John Collins played 3 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 15.7 points in a total of 135 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 12.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+13.7
202416

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
20225
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+15.9
202515

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 11.3
+11.3
20236
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

John Collins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, John Collins didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).