James Cotton vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals James Cotton 4 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds James Cotton - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists James Cotton - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals James Cotton - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.