John Collins vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Ja Morant 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 Ja Morant has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while John Collins scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 6.6 points more than John Collins in his 9 seasons (22.4 points against 15.8). On the other hand John Collins scored a total of 677 points more than Ja Morant (7,834 vs. 7,157).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| John Collins | 15.8 | 9 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | +6.6 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| John Collins | 7,834 | +677 | 9 |
| Ja Morant | 7,157 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than John Collins (+13.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+208).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| John Collins | 12.6 | 3 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +13.4 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| John Collins | 365 | 3 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +208 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 9 | +9 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 138 | |||
| Ja Morant | 196 | +58 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 401 | +98 | ||
| Ja Morant | 303 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| John Collins | 495 | +176 | ||
| Ja Morant | 319 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 8 | +8 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 5 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +9 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 20 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| John Collins | 28 | +6 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| John Collins | 1 | +1 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| John Collins | 15.8 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 54.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 36.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 79.2 | 9 | 495 |
| difference: | +6.6 | +1.9 | +6.1 | +7.8 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +5.0 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +2.0 | +2 | +176 |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 77.2 | 7 | 319 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| John Collins | 7,834 | 3,045 | 5,602 | 54.4 | 512 | 1,424 | 36.0 | 1,232 | 1,555 | 79.2 | 9 | 495 |
| difference: | +677 | +468 | +63 | +7.8 | +87 | +52 | +5.0 | +346 | +489 | +2.0 | +2 | +176 |
| Ja Morant | 7,157 | 2,577 | 5,539 | 46.5 | 425 | 1,372 | 31.0 | 1,578 | 2,044 | 77.2 | 7 | 319 |
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: | +13.4 | +4.2 | +11.0 | +7.1 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +1.0 | +4.2 | +5.7 | +1.9 | +1 | +7 |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
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: | +208 | +58 | +175 | +7.1 | +9 | +29 | +1.0 | +83 | +112 | +1.9 | +1 | +7 |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
John Collins' additional seasons: | ||||
* John Collins played 2 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 63 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | 9.4 | +9.4 | 2022 | 5 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
John Collins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, John Collins didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |