John Collins vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James 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.

LeBron James 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 LeBron James 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 11 points more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (27.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 34,631 points more (42,184 vs. 7,553).

Points Per Game			Seasons
John Collins	16.0		8
LeBron James	27.0	+11.0	22

Total Points			Seasons
John Collins	7,553		8
LeBron James	42,184	+34,631	22

Scoring Titles
John Collins	0
LeBron James	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	10.5		2018	74
LeBron James	20.9	+10.4	2004	79

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	19.5		2019	61
LeBron James	27.2	+7.7	2005	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	21.6		2020	41
LeBron James	31.4	+9.8	2006	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	17.6		2021	63
LeBron James	27.3	+9.7	2007	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	16.2		2022	54
LeBron James	30.0	+13.8	2008	75

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	13.1		2023	71
LeBron James	28.4	+15.3	2009	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	15.1		2024	68
LeBron James	29.7	+14.6	2010	76

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
John Collins	19.0		2025	40
LeBron James	26.7	+7.7	2011	79

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 14 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 22, from 2012 to 2025—he averaged 26.5 points in a total of 935 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.