James Cotton vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.