James Cotton vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Gary Payton 285

Total Games James Cotton 19 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists James Cotton - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals James Cotton - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks James Cotton - Gary Payton 32

Total Games James Cotton 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)