James Cotton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Cotton 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Cotton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Cotton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jerry West 0.0 (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.