James Cotton vs. Dikembe Mutombo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dikembe Mutombo 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.

Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Dikembe Mutombo 18

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 13

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 6

Defensive Player of The Year James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 4

Rebounds Leader James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 2

Blocks Leader James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Dikembe Mutombo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Dikembe Mutombo 10.3

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Dikembe Mutombo 1.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Dikembe Mutombo 2.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Dikembe Mutombo 11,729

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Dikembe Mutombo 12,359

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 1,240

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Dikembe Mutombo 494

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Dikembe Mutombo 3,289

Total Games James Cotton 19 Dikembe Mutombo 1,196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Dikembe Mutombo .518

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Dikembe Mutombo .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 9.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 9.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 0.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 918

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 962

Total Assists James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 78

Total Steals James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 40

Total Blocks James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 251

Total Games James Cotton 0 Dikembe Mutombo 101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo .517

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo .000

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994)