John Collins vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that John Collins has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Austin Reaves. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, John Collins averages 1.5 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (16.0 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 3,501 points more (7,553 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 16.0
+1.5
8
Austin Reaves 14.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,553
+3,501
8
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than John Collins (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+70).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Austin Reaves 16.7
+4.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Austin Reaves 435
+70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
+9
Austin Reaves 13

20+ Point Games

John Collins 137
+69
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

John Collins 384
+183
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 472
+200
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Austin Reaves 8
+8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Austin Reaves 10
+5

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Austin Reaves 24
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
+2
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 16.0 6.2 11.4 54.6 1.0 2.9 36.3 2.5 3.2 79.2 8 472
difference:+1.5+1.4+1.5+6.5+0.8+1.9+0.7+0.6+0.4+7.1+4+192
Austin Reaves 14.5 4.8 9.9 48.1 1.8 4.8 37.0 3.1 3.6 86.3 4 280

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 7,553 2,936 5,380 54.6 492 1,356 36.3 1,189 1,502 79.2 8 472
difference:+3,501+1,597+2,595+6.5+1+22+0.7+308+481+7.1+4+192
Austin Reaves 4,052 1,339 2,785 48.1 493 1,334 37.0 881 1,021 86.3 4 280

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:+4.1+0.8+3.0+6.1+1.1+2.8+2.5+1.4+1.4+12.3+3
Austin Reaves 16.7 5.8 12.7 45.5 2.3 6.2 37.9 2.8 3.2 89.2 3 26

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:+70+5+49+6.1+26+62+2.5+34+31+12.3+3
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
+3.2
201874
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+6.5
201961
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+5.7
202041
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
202163
Austin Reaves 20.2
+2.6
202573

John Collins' additional seasons:

* John Collins played 4 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 233 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 13.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Austin Reaves 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Austin Reaves 16.2
+2.3
20255

John Collins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, John Collins played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.5 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.3 ppg and his lowest 9.4.