James Cotton vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens 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.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists James Cotton - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals James Cotton - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.