John Collins
2025–26
69 games · 1,872 minutes
NBA player comparison
Josh Hart ranks ahead of John Collins in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.
2025–26
69 games · 1,872 minutes

2025–26
66 games · 1,994 minutes
Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.
Josh Hart's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +1.1, compared with +0.1 for John Collins. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2025–26 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
John Collins: 69 games and 1,872 minutes. Josh Hart: 66 games and 1,994 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
John Collins ended a larger share of his team’s possessions, so the turnover rates are not an equal-workload comparison. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
The model starts with each player’s recorded individual stats, then adjusts that estimate using lineup results. The first two rows add up to the final estimate. All figures are points per 100 possessions.
Lineup evidence: John Collins — 3 seasons; Josh Hart — 3 seasons. This adjustment is not necessarily based on the selected season alone.
These selected-season estimates account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive means better than average; a positive defensive figure means fewer points allowed. They are separate estimates—not additional points added to the calculation above. They do not measure how much individual teammates improved.
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 2025–26 season
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | +0.1 | +1.1Better result for this metric. |
| Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best | #247 | #95Better result for this metric. |
| From recorded individual stats | +0.26 | +1.34Better result for this metric. |
| Adjustment from recent lineup results | -0.11Better result for this metric. | -0.23 |
John Collins: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. Josh Hart: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Final estimated impact | +0.15 | +1.11Better result for this metric. |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 69 | 66 |
| Minutes | 1,872 | 1,994 |
| Offensive usage | 19.5% | 16.7% |
3 · Individual skills
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 64.3%Better result for this metric. | 61.2% |
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 55.2%Better result for this metric. | 50.8% |
| Three-point percentage | 40.6% | 41.3%Better result for this metric. |
| Free-throw percentage | 76.6%Better result for this metric. | 72.0% |
| Three-point attempt rateShare of field-goal attempts taken from three; describes shot selection, not quality | 33.2% | 40.9% |
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court | 5.8% | 21.6%Better result for this metric. |
| Assists per game | 1.0 | 4.8Better result for this metric. |
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload | 11.6%Better result for this metric. | 16.5% |
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court | 11.4% | 13.6%Better result for this metric. |
| Rebounds per game | 5.3 | 7.4Better result for this metric. |
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rate | 1.6% | 1.9%Better result for this metric. |
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateShare of opponents’ two-point attempts blocked while on court | 2.6%Better result for this metric. | 0.9% |
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 13.6Better result for this metric. | 12.0 |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
These account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive defense means fewer points allowed. They are separate from the observed results and are not additional points added to the model calculation.
| Metric | John Collins | Josh Hart |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted offensive impact | -1.28 | +0.32Better result for this metric. |
| Adjusted defensive impact | +0.16Better result for this metric. | +0.02 |
Four separate questions
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.
Josh Hart leads in impact for 2025–26.
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Josh Hart leads every available measure below.
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Josh Hart leads every available measure below.
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
No recorded measure separates these careers.
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.
Selected seasons
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average