John Collins vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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
Trae Young 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 Trae Young 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.
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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, Trae Young averages 9.3 points more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (25.3 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 4,667 points more (12,220 vs. 7,553).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| John Collins | 16.0 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +9.3 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| John Collins | 7,553 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | +4,667 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than John Collins (+13.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+348).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| John Collins | 12.6 | 3 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +13.8 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| John Collins | 365 | 3 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | +348 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 137 | |||
| Trae Young | 342 | +205 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 384 | |||
| Trae Young | 463 | +79 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| John Collins | 472 | |||
| Trae Young | 483 | +11 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 12 | +12 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 5 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +16 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| John Collins | 20 | |||
| Trae Young | 25 | +5 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| John Collins | 28 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| John Collins | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +9.3 | +1.8 | +7.1 | +11.3 | +1.6 | +4.6 | +1.1 | +4.2 | +4.4 | +8.1 | +1 | +11 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.3 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 7 | 483 |
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: | +4,667 | +929 | +3,555 | +11.3 | +785 | +2,272 | +1.1 | +2,024 | +2,177 | +8.1 | +1 | +11 |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | 3,865 | 8,935 | 43.3 | 1,277 | 3,628 | 35.2 | 3,213 | 3,679 | 87.3 | 7 | 483 |
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: | +13.8 | +3.6 | +11.7 | +11.4 | +1.4 | +5.3 | +5.7 | +5.2 | +6.0 | +8.3 | +2 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 40.2 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
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: | +348 | +87 | +296 | +11.4 | +35 | +137 | +5.7 | +139 | +158 | +8.3 | +2 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
John Collins' additional seasons: | ||||
* John Collins played 1 season more than Trae Young in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 19.0 points in a total of 40 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2021 | 16 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | 11.3 | +11.3 | 2023 | 6 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| John Collins | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
John Collins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, John Collins didn't play in the postseason. |