James Cotton vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader James Cotton 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists James Cotton 0 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals James Cotton 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Cotton 19 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds James Cotton - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists James Cotton - George Mikan 155

Total Steals James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Cotton 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.