John Collins vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern 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.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Vern Gardner 1.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists John Collins 617 Vern Gardner 245

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

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

Total Games John Collins 432 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Vern Gardner .344

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

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Vern Gardner 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists John Collins 27 Vern Gardner 5

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

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

Total Games John Collins 29 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Vern Gardner .366

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

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

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

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

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.