James Cotton vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and James 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

James Cotton

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Cotton 19 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists James Cotton - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games James Cotton 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Bob Pettit - n/a **

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.