Don Collins

Donald Collins (Don)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio
High School: Scott in Toledo, Ohio
College: Washington State University
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 11, 1980

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Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	TOT	NBA	SF	81		1845	360	811	.444	0	6	.000	211	272	.776	129	139	268	190	104	25	174	259	931
1980-81	22	ATL	NBA	SF	47		1184	230	530	.434	0	3	.000	137	162	.846	96	91	187	115	69	11	107	166	597
1980-81	22	WSB	NBA	SF	34		661	130	281	.463	0	3	.000	74	110	.673	33	48	81	75	35	14	67	93	334
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	79	18	1609	334	653	.511	1	12	.083	121	169	.716	101	95	196	148	89	24	135	195	790
1982-83	24	WSB	NBA	SF	65	21	1575	332	635	.523	0	6	.000	101	136	.743	116	94	210	132	87	30	146	166	765
1983-84	25	GSW	NBA	SG	61	6	957	187	387	.483	1	5	.200	65	89	.730	62	67	129	67	43	14	80	119	440
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	11	0	91	12	34	.353	0	0		8	9	.889	10	9	19	7	7	4	8	5	32
1986-87	28	MIL	NBA	SF	6	0	57	10	28	.357	0	0		5	7	.714	11	4	15	2	2	1	5	11	25
Career			NBA		303	45	6134	1235	2548	.485	2	29	.069	511	682	.749	429	408	837	546	332	98	548	755	2983

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	TOT	NBA	SF	81		22.8	4.4	10.0	.444	0.1	.000	2.6	3.4	.776	1.6	1.7	3.3	2.3	1.3	0.3	2.1	3.2	11.5
1980-81	22	ATL	NBA	SF	47		25.2	4.9	11.3	.434	0.1	.000	2.9	3.4	.846	2.0	1.9	4.0	2.4	1.5	0.2	2.3	3.5	12.7
1980-81	22	WSB	NBA	SF	34		19.4	3.8	8.3	.463	0.1	.000	2.2	3.2	.673	1.0	1.4	2.4	2.2	1.0	0.4	2.0	2.7	9.8
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	79	18	20.4	4.2	8.3	.511	0.2	.083	1.5	2.1	.716	1.3	1.2	2.5	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.7	2.5	10.0
1982-83	24	WSB	NBA	SF	65	21	24.2	5.1	9.8	.523	0.1	.000	1.6	2.1	.743	1.8	1.4	3.2	2.0	1.3	0.5	2.2	2.6	11.8
1983-84	25	GSW	NBA	SG	61	6	15.7	3.1	6.3	.483	0.1	.200	1.1	1.5	.730	1.0	1.1	2.1	1.1	0.7	0.2	1.3	2.0	7.2
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	11	0	8.3	1.1	3.1	.353	0.0		0.7	0.8	.889	0.9	0.8	1.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.5	2.9
1986-87	28	MIL	NBA	SF	6	0	9.5	1.7	4.7	.357	0.0		0.8	1.2	.714	1.8	0.7	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.8	1.8	4.2
Career			NBA		303	45	20.2	4.1	8.4	.485	0.1	.069	1.7	2.3	.749	1.4	1.3	2.8	1.8	1.1	0.3	1.8	2.5	9.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	TOT	NBA	SF	81		1845	7.0	15.8	.444	0.1	.000	4.1	5.3	.776	2.5	2.7	5.2	3.7	2.0	0.5	3.4	5.1	18.2
1980-81	22	ATL	NBA	SF	47		1184	7.0	16.1	.434	0.1	.000	4.2	4.9	.846	2.9	2.8	5.7	3.5	2.1	0.3	3.3	5.0	18.2
1980-81	22	WSB	NBA	SF	34		661	7.1	15.3	.463	0.2	.000	4.0	6.0	.673	1.8	2.6	4.4	4.1	1.9	0.8	3.6	5.1	18.2
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	79	18	1609	7.5	14.6	.511	0.3	.083	2.7	3.8	.716	2.3	2.1	4.4	3.3	2.0	0.5	3.0	4.4	17.7
1982-83	24	WSB	NBA	SF	65	21	1575	7.6	14.5	.523	0.1	.000	2.3	3.1	.743	2.7	2.1	4.8	3.0	2.0	0.7	3.3	3.8	17.5
1983-84	25	GSW	NBA	SG	61	6	957	7.0	14.6	.483	0.2	.200	2.4	3.3	.730	2.3	2.5	4.9	2.5	1.6	0.5	3.0	4.5	16.6
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	11	0	91	4.7	13.5	.353	0.0		3.2	3.6	.889	4.0	3.6	7.5	2.8	2.8	1.6	3.2	2.0	12.7
1986-87	28	MIL	NBA	SF	6	0	57	6.3	17.7	.357	0.0		3.2	4.4	.714	6.9	2.5	9.5	1.3	1.3	0.6	3.2	6.9	15.8
Career			NBA		303	45	6134	7.2	15.0	.485	0.2	.069	3.0	4.0	.749	2.5	2.4	4.9	3.2	1.9	0.6	3.2	4.4	17.5

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1980-81	22	TOT	NBA	SF	81	1845	14.5	.500	.444	7.8	8.5	8.1	15.7	2.7	0.8	15.8	24.6	99	105	0.6	2.0	2.6	.068
1980-81	22	ATL	NBA	SF	47	1184	15.0	.496	.434	9.2	8.9	9.1	15.4	2.8	0.6	15.1	24.8	101	107	0.7	1.0	1.8	.072
1980-81	22	WSB	NBA	SF	34	661	13.6	.507	.463	5.2	7.7	6.4	16.2	2.5	1.1	16.9	24.1	96	103	-0.1	0.9	0.8	.062
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	79	1609	15.1	.543	.512	7.0	6.3	6.7	14.2	2.7	0.8	15.7	22.4	103	103	0.9	2.5	3.4	.101
1982-83	24	WSB	NBA	SF	65	1575	15.5	.550	.523	8.1	6.7	7.4	13.4	2.7	1.1	17.4	22.1	101	100	1.0	2.6	3.5	.108
1983-84	25	GSW	NBA	SG	61	957	12.4	.516	.484	6.6	8.2	7.3	10.1	2.1	0.8	15.8	20.6	101	110	0.2	0.7	0.9	.047
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	11	91	12.9	.421	.353	11.8	11.2	11.5	10.1	3.7	2.5	17.4	21.0	89	101	-0.1	0.2	0.0	.025
1986-87	28	MIL	NBA	SF	6	57	9.1	.402	.357	21.2	7.9	14.6	5.0	1.7	1.1	13.9	25.9	91	108	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.016
Career			NBA		303	6134	14.5	.524	.485	7.6	7.4	7.5	13.7	2.6	0.9	16.1	22.7	101	104	2.5	8.0	10.5	.082

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	7		149	19	44	.432	5	7	.714	9	13	22	6	4	1	11	25	43
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	1	0	2	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career			NBA		8	0	151	19	44	.432	5	7	.714	9	13	22	6	4	1	11	25	43

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	7		21.3	2.7	6.3	.432	0.7	1.0	.714	1.3	1.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.1	1.6	3.6	6.1
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	1	0	2.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career			NBA		8	0	18.9	2.4	5.5	.432	0.6	0.9	.714	1.1	1.6	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.1	1.4	3.1	5.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	7		149	4.6	10.6	.432	1.2	1.7	.714	2.2	3.1	5.3	1.4	1.0	0.2	2.7	6.0	10.4
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	1	0	2	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career			NBA		8	0	151	4.5	10.5	.432	1.2	1.7	.714	2.1	3.1	5.2	1.4	1.0	0.2	2.6	6.0	10.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS/48
1981-82	23	WSB	NBA	SG	7	149	6.0	.457	.432	6.6	10.1	8.3	6.3	1.3	0.4	18.9	16.3	87	104	-0.2	0.2	.009
1984-85	26	WSB	NBA	SG	1	2	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		118	0.0	0.0	.005
Career			NBA		8	151	6.0	.457	.432	6.5	9.9	8.2	6.2	1.3	0.4	18.9	16.1	87	104	-0.2	0.2	.009

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 6 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6
Don Collins		3.5	3.4	2.6	0.9	0.0	0.0
Chase Budinger	90.2	3.4	3.1	3.0	0.7
Brandon Rush	89.7	3.5	2.6	2.5	0.9	0.0
Dwight Davis	86.1	3.7	3.3	2.3	1.5	0.6
Duane Ferrell	86.0	3.5	3.2	2.8	1.9	0.4	-0.1
Len Chappell	85.9	3.7	3.6	3.2	0.5	0.1	0.1
Dante Cunningham	85.4	3.5	3.4	2.0	1.9
Eddie Griffin	85.3	3.9	3.2	2.4	1.5	-0.2
Mike Jackson	85.3	3.4	3.1	2.4	0.2
Bill Garnett	84.6	3.9	3.5	2.0	1.5
Andray Blatche	84.5	3.4	3.0	2.4	1.4	0.5	0.1

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6
Don Collins		3.5	3.4	2.6	0.9	0.0	0.0
Chase Budinger	90.2	3.4	3.1	3.0	0.7
Brandon Rush	89.7	3.5	2.6	2.5	0.9	0.0
Dwight Davis	86.1	3.7	3.3	2.3	1.5	0.6
Dante Cunningham	85.4	3.5	3.4	2.0	1.9
Eddie Griffin	85.3	3.9	3.2	2.4	1.5	-0.2
Mike Jackson	85.3	3.4	3.1	2.4	0.2
Bill Garnett	84.6	3.9	3.5	2.0	1.5
Marv Roberts	84.4	4.3	3.4	2.4	1.2	0.4	-0.2
Reggie Johnson	84.3	3.9	3.0	2.4	1.6
Collis Jones	83.1	4.2	3.2	2.1	1.2

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1976-77	18	WASHST	27	437	71	138			21	35		77						163	.514		.600	16.2	6.0	2.9
1977-78	19	WASHST	24	686	108	203			80	99		119						296	.532		.808	28.6	12.3	5.0
1978-79	20	WASHST	27	946	182	332			93	117		170						457	.548		.795	35.0	16.9	6.3
1979-80	21	WASHST	28	948	253	424			141	183		169						647	.597		.770	33.9	23.1	6.0
Career			106	3017	614	1097			335	434		535						1563	.560		.772	28.5	14.7	5.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors 1979-80 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Honors

1979-80 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Transactions

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

January 17, 1981: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Washington Bullets for Wes Matthews.

October 27, 1983: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

December 1, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

October 23, 1984: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

March 13, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

May 1, 1985: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

January 9, 1987: Signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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