James Cotton vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games James Cotton 19 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games James Cotton 0 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)