John Collins vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner and John Collins that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Collins

vs.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists John Collins 617 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals John Collins 249 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 432 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists John Collins 27 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals John Collins 12 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 29 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.