John Collins vs. Tyrese Haliburton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Haliburton 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 Tyrese Haliburton 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Haliburton averages 1.5 points more than John Collins in his 8 seasons (17.5 points against 16.0). On the other hand John Collins scored a total of 1,711 points more than Tyrese Haliburton (7,553 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 16.0
8
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
+1.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,553
+1,711
8
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tyrese Haliburton has a better career point average than John Collins (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+314).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
+5.3
2

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Tyrese Haliburton 679
+314
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Tyrese Haliburton 3
+3

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
Tyrese Haliburton 25
+3

20+ Point Games

John Collins 137
+14
Tyrese Haliburton 123

10+ Point Games

John Collins 384
+107
Tyrese Haliburton 277

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 472
+143
Tyrese Haliburton 329

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Tyrese Haliburton 4
+4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Tyrese Haliburton 5
+5

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Tyrese Haliburton 15
+10

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Tyrese Haliburton 32
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Tyrese Haliburton 38
+10

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
+1
Tyrese Haliburton 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+1.5+0.1+1.9+6.9+1.6+3.7+2.9+0.2+0.5+6.3+3+139
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 6.3 13.3 47.7 2.6 6.6 39.2 2.3 2.7 85.5 5 333

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:+1,711+826+957+6.9+364+828+2.9+423+606+6.3+3+139
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842 2,110 4,423 47.7 856 2,184 39.2 766 896 85.5 5 333

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:+5.3+1.6+4.2+4.2+1.6+4.5+0.4+0.4+0.4+6.4+1+9
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9 6.6 13.9 47.4 2.8 7.9 35.8 1.8 2.2 83.3 2 38

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:+314+106+249+4.2+72+200+0.4+30+32+6.4+1+9
Tyrese Haliburton 679 251 530 47.4 107 299 35.8 70 84 83.3 2 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
201874
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+2.5
202158

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+4.2
201961
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
202277

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+0.9
202041
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
202356

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
202163
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
+2.5
202469

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
202254
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
+2.4
202573

John Collins' additional seasons:

* John Collins played 3 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 179 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 13.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
+4.8
202415

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
20225
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
+7.9
202523

John Collins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, John Collins played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.3 ppg and his lowest 11.3.