James Cotton vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 James Harden 16

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 James Harden 16

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 James Harden 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 James Harden 8

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader James Cotton 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 James Harden 7.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 James Harden 27,687

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 James Harden 6,473

Total Assists James Cotton 0 James Harden 8,316

Total Steals James Cotton 4 James Harden 1,715

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 James Harden 655

Total Games James Cotton 19 James Harden 1,151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 James Harden .439

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 James Harden .363

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 22.5

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 6.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - James Harden 3,895

Total Rebounds James Cotton - James Harden 948

Total Assists James Cotton - James Harden 1,125

Total Steals James Cotton - James Harden 282

Total Blocks James Cotton - James Harden 98

Total Games James Cotton 0 James Harden 173

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - James Harden .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 9.1 (2025)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - James Harden 1.0 (2025)