Jack Cotton vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Jack Cotton 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

Jack Cotton

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Cotton: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Jack Cotton 1 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Cotton 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Jack Cotton 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Cotton 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jack Cotton 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Jack Cotton 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Jack Cotton 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton 276 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Jack Cotton 65 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Jack Cotton 54 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton .292 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton .509 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 (1950) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Jack Cotton 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.