James Cotton vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes 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.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

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.