John Collins vs. Larry Spriggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Spriggs and John Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

John Collins played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Larry Spriggs, who played 5. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Larry Spriggs had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
John Collins 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24
Larry Spriggs 5 4 1981-82 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2017-181981-82
Team Atlanta HawksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 74 24.1 10.5 2.4 4.9 7.3 1.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.9 4.2 7.4 .576 0.2 0.6 .340 1.8 2.5 .715
Larry Spriggs 4 9.3 3.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 .636 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Larry Spriggs 2 4.5 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 2
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 61 30.0 19.5 3.6 6.2 9.8 2.0 0.4 0.6 2.0 3.3 7.6 13.6 .560 0.9 2.6 .348 3.3 4.4 .763
Larry Spriggs 9 4.3 2.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.2 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Larry Spriggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2019-201983-84
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 41 33.2 21.6 2.8 7.3 10.1 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.8 3.4 8.6 14.8 .583 1.4 3.6 .401 2.9 3.7 .800
Larry Spriggs 38 9.6 3.3 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.2 2.2 .537 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Larry Spriggs 9 5.0 2.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.8 2.1 .368 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 4
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 63 29.3 17.6 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 6.8 12.2 .556 1.3 3.3 .399 2.7 3.2 .833
Larry Spriggs 75 17.2 6.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.6 2.6 4.7 .548 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 18 32.0 13.9 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.3 3.3 5.6 10.1 .549 1.1 3.1 .357 1.7 2.0 .833
Larry Spriggs 16 14.4 6.1 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.1 0.3 0.3 1.6 2.3 2.5 4.8 .519 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.8 .621

Season 5
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 54 30.8 16.2 1.7 6.1 7.8 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.0 6.3 11.9 .526 1.2 3.3 .364 2.5 3.1 .793
Larry Spriggs 43 11.0 5.0 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.8 2.0 4.5 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 5 24.4 9.4 0.4 4.2 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.4 3.8 7.8 .487 0.8 2.2 .364 1.0 2.0 .500
Larry Spriggs 3 4.3 6.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 .833 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 3.3 1.000

Season 6
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2022-23-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 71 30.0 13.1 1.1 5.4 6.5 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.1 5.1 10.0 .508 1.0 3.4 .292 2.0 2.5 .803
Larry Spriggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 6 27.3 11.3 1.2 3.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.2 4.3 10.0 .433 1.8 5.3 .344 0.8 1.0 .833
Larry Spriggs ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Collins Larry Spriggs
Season 2023-24-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins 68 28.0 15.1 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 2.8 5.8 11.0 .532 1.3 3.4 .371 2.2 2.7 .795
Larry Spriggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Collins ------- --- ----------
Larry Spriggs ------- --- ----------
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