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John Collins
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bobby Portis Jr. vs John Collins

9-8categories
Portis Jr. · Collins
Bobby Portis Jr.
Portis Jr.
Heat
2025-26
Collins
Pistons
John Collins
67
Games
availability
69
24.2
Minutes
per game
27.1
13.7
Points
per game
13.6
6.4
Rebounds
per game
5.3
1.6
Assists
per game
1.0
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
48.8%
Field goal %
55.2%
45.6%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 3.2 attempts
40.6%
70.6%
Free throw %
76.6%
58.7%
True shooting
TS%
64.3%
22.5%
Usage
USG%
18.8%
10.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
5.8%
12.9%
Rebound %
of available
9.9%
-8.2
Net rating
on court
-1.2
12.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.8%
-4.0
Plus-minus
per game
-0.6
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Bobby Portis Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (13.7 vs 13.6), on Portis Jr.'s heavier usage (22.5% vs 18.8%).

Collins is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.3% to 58.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Portis Jr. (1.6 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Portis Jr. (6.4 vs 5.3 rebounds).

With Collins on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.2 per 100 possessions, against -8.2 for Portis Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Portis Jr. — through —, Collins $17.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Portis Jr.
2025-26
Collins
26-41
Record when playing
32-37
15.1
Points at home
13.2
12.3
Points on the road
13.8
14.3
Points in wins
13.5
13.3
Points in losses
13.6
29
Season high
25
0
30-point games
0
11
Double-doubles
3
Portis Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN12 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP11 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Collins · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS6 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR12 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN11 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX10 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Portis Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Collins · contract
2026-27$17.0M
2027-28$17.0M
2028-29$17.0M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).