John Collins vs. Manu Ginobili: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Manu Ginobili 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 Manu Ginobili scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while John Collins has a better scoring average 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, John Collins averages 2.5 points more than Manu Ginobili in his 16 seasons (15.8 points against 13.3). On the other hand Manu Ginobili scored a total of 6,188 points more than John Collins (14,043 vs. 7,855).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 15.8
+2.5
9
Manu Ginobili 13.3
16

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,855
9
Manu Ginobili 14,043
+6,188
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Manu Ginobili has a better career point average than John Collins (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,689).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Manu Ginobili 14.0
+1.4
15

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Manu Ginobili 3,054
+2,689
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Manu Ginobili 6
+6

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
Manu Ginobili 32
+10

20+ Point Games

John Collins 138
Manu Ginobili 205
+67

10+ Point Games

John Collins 402
Manu Ginobili 698
+296

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 497
Manu Ginobili 1,041
+544

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Manu Ginobili 16
+16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Manu Ginobili 9
+9

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Manu Ginobili 53
+48

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Manu Ginobili 147
+127

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Manu Ginobili 211
+183

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
Manu Ginobili 7
+6

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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 9 497
difference:+2.5+1.8+1.6+9.7+0.4+0.9+1.0+0.7+0.8+3.5+7+560
Manu Ginobili 13.3 4.3 9.7 44.7 1.4 3.8 36.9 3.2 3.9 82.7 16 1,057

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 7,855 3,053 5,616 54.4 514 1,430 35.9 1,235 1,559 79.2 9 497
difference:+6,188+1,531+4,646+9.7+981+2,625+1.0+2,145+2,530+3.5+7+560
Manu Ginobili 14,043 4,584 10,262 44.7 1,495 4,055 36.9 3,380 4,089 82.7 16 1,057

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:+1.4+0.6+0.4+8.3+0.3+0.8+0.4+2.4+2.8+4.8+12+189
Manu Ginobili 14.0 4.4 10.1 43.3 1.5 4.2 35.8 3.8 4.6 81.7 15 218

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:+2,689+811+1,928+8.3+289+806+0.4+778+949+4.8+12+189
Manu Ginobili 3,054 956 2,209 43.3 324 905 35.8 818 1,001 81.7 15 218

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
+2.9
201874
Manu Ginobili 7.6
2003NBA Champion69

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+6.7
201961
Manu Ginobili 12.8
200477

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+5.6
202041
Manu Ginobili 16.0
2005NBA Champion74

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
+2.5
202163
Manu Ginobili 15.1
200665

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
202254
Manu Ginobili 16.5
+0.3
2007NBA Champion75

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.1
202371
Manu Ginobili 19.5
+6.4
200874

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 15.1
202468
Manu Ginobili 15.5
+0.4
200944

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.0
+2.5
202540
Manu Ginobili 16.5
201075

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 12.1
202625
Manu Ginobili 17.4
+5.3
201180

Manu Ginobili's additional seasons:

* Manu Ginobili played 7 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2012 to 2018—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 424 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 7.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Manu Ginobili 9.4
+9.4
2003NBA Champion24

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Manu Ginobili 13.0
+13.0
200410

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Manu Ginobili 20.8
+20.8
2005NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Manu Ginobili 18.4
+4.5
200613

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
20225
Manu Ginobili 16.7
+7.3
2007NBA Champion20

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 11.3
20236
Manu Ginobili 17.8
+6.5
200817

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20240
Manu Ginobili -
DNP
20090

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20250
Manu Ginobili 19.4
+19.4
201010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP *
20260
Manu Ginobili 20.6
+20.6
20115
* season in progress

Manu Ginobili's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Manu Ginobili played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 96 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 6.6.