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Don Collins
Don Collins stats, teams and career impact
#1178 all-timeCareer averages · 9.8 PPG · 2.8 RPG · 1.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
- Born
- November 28, 1958 (67 yrs old)
- College
- Washington State
- NBA seasons
- 6 seasons · 1980–81 to 1986–87
Career summaryDon Collins was a small forward who played 6 NBA seasons, from 1980–81 through 1986–87.
- Career PPG
- 9.8
- Career RPG
- 2.8
- Career APG
- 1.8
- #36 in 1982–83
- #1178 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Don Collins ranks #1178 all time
Don Collins ranks #1178 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #74.7. His full-career value ranks #1047, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
303 games · Career Value Rank #1047
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Atlanta Hawks, Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Milwaukee Bucks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 6.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.9%FT%
303 career games · 6,134 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Don Collins stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 1986–87 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -9.48 | MIL | 6 | 0 | 9.5 | 35.7% | — | 71.4% | — | -8.9 |
| 1984–85 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -4.93 | WSB | 11 | 0 | 8.3 | 35.3% | — | 88.9% | — | -5.6 |
| 1983–84 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -1.56 | GSW | 61 | 6 | 15.7 | 48.3% | 20.0% | 73.0% | #168 | 9.0 |
| 1982–83 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | +2.01 | WSB | 65 | 21 | 24.2 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 74.3% | #36 | 130.7 |
| 1981–82 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | +1.25 | WSB | 79 | 18 | 20.4 | 51.1% | 8.3% | 71.6% | #49 | 108.2 |
| 1980–81 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | -0.85 | ATL/WSB | 81 | 0 | 22.8 | 44.4% | 0.0% | 77.6% | #139 | 44.5 |
| Career | 9.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | — | ATL/GSW/MIL/WSB | 303 | — | 20.2 | 48.5% | 6.9% | 74.9% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
114.1 composite · lower is better
128.9 average league finish
278 total value
Career standing
How Don Collins ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score114.1
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 252.5
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #1178
Strongest seasons
Every season
Don Collins advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 28 | 6 | 57 | -9.48 | — | — | -8.9 | — | Limited |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 26 | 11 | 91 | -4.93 | — | — | -5.6 | — | Limited |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 25 | 61 | 957 | -1.56 | 32.7 | #168 | 9.0 | 30th | Standard |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 24 | 65 | 1,575 | +2.01 | 86.2 | #36 | 130.7 | 76th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 23 | 79 | 1,609 | +1.25 | 81.1 | #49 | 108.2 | 72nd | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | ATL/WSB | 22 | 81 | 1,845 | -0.85 | 44.4 | #139 | 44.5 | 48th | Broad |
Career movement
Don Collins's career impact by season
Peak +2.01 in 1982–83 · 6 seasons · 6,134 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’86
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Don CollinsTom Abernethy
| NBA season | Don Collins | Tom Abernethy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.8 | -0.0 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| 4 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| 5 | -4.9 | -3.6 |
| 6 | -9.5 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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