Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. James Cotton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Cotton and Giannis Antetokounmpo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Cotton 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 James Cotton 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 James Cotton 0

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * James Cotton 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 James Cotton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 James Cotton 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Cotton 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 James Cotton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 James Cotton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 James Cotton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Cotton 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Cotton 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * James Cotton 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * James Cotton 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 James Cotton 2.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 James Cotton 0.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 James Cotton 0.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 James Cotton 0.2

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 James Cotton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 James Cotton 49

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 James Cotton 16

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 James Cotton 0

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 James Cotton 4

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 James Cotton 1

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 James Cotton 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 James Cotton .359

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 James Cotton .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 James Cotton .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) James Cotton 2.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) James Cotton 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) James Cotton 0.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) James Cotton 0.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) James Cotton 0.1 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 James Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 James Cotton -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 James Cotton -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 James Cotton -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 James Cotton -

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 James Cotton -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 James Cotton -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 James Cotton -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 James Cotton -

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 James Cotton -

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 James Cotton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 James Cotton -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 James Cotton -

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 James Cotton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) James Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) James Cotton -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) James Cotton -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) James Cotton -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) James Cotton -