James Cotton vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists James Cotton - Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals James Cotton - Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.