John Collins vs. Pau Gasol: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pau Gasol 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.

Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Pau Gasol 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 1 point more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (17.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 13,341 points more (20,894 vs. 7,553).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 16.0
8
Pau Gasol 17.0
+1.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,553
8
Pau Gasol 20,894
+13,341
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Pau Gasol has a better career point average than John Collins (+2.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,733).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Pau Gasol 15.4
+2.8
12

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Pau Gasol 2,098
+1,733
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Pau Gasol 3
+3

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
Pau Gasol 47
+25

20+ Point Games

John Collins 137
Pau Gasol 454
+317

10+ Point Games

John Collins 384
Pau Gasol 1,070
+686

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 472
Pau Gasol 1,215
+743

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Pau Gasol 11
+11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Pau Gasol 3
+3

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Pau Gasol 37
+32

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Pau Gasol 112
+92

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Pau Gasol 135
+107

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
Pau Gasol 1

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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:+1.0+0.3+1.4+3.8+0.9+2.5+0.5+1.4+1.9+3.9+10+754
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226

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:+13,341+5,044+10,349+3.8+313+870+0.5+3,566+4,809+3.9+10+754
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226

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:+2.8+1.0+2.1+0.9+1.1+3.1+5.7+2.0+2.8+2.8+9+107
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136

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:+1,733+667+1,319+0.9+24+62+5.7+423+573+2.8+9+107
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
201874
Pau Gasol 17.6
+7.1
200282

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+0.5
201961
Pau Gasol 19.0
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+3.9
202041
Pau Gasol 17.7
200478

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
202163
Pau Gasol 17.8
+0.2
200556

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
202254
Pau Gasol 20.4
+4.2
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.1
202371
Pau Gasol 20.8
+7.7
200759

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 15.1
202468
Pau Gasol 18.9
+3.8
200866

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.0
+0.1
202540
Pau Gasol 18.9
200866

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 11 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2009 to 2019—he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 723 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Pau Gasol 18.5
+18.5
20044

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Pau Gasol 21.3
+7.4
20054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
20225
Pau Gasol 20.3
+10.9
20064

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 11.3
+11.3
20236
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20240
Pau Gasol 16.9
+16.9
200821

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20250
Pau Gasol 16.9
+16.9
200821

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 103 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.6 ppg and his lowest 6.