Jack Cotton vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Cotton: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Jack Cotton 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Jack Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Jack Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jack Cotton 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton 276 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Jack Cotton 65 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Jack Cotton 54 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton .292 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton .509 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Jack Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.