James Cotton vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Kyrie Irving 14

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Kyrie Irving 23.7

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Kyrie Irving 4.1

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Kyrie Irving 5.6

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Kyrie Irving 18,433

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Kyrie Irving 3,173

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 4,365

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Kyrie Irving 1,022

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Kyrie Irving 337

Total Games James Cotton 19 Kyrie Irving 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Kyrie Irving .394

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Kyrie Irving .888

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 23.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 3.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 4.9

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 2,211

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 353

Total Assists James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 471

Total Steals James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 128

Total Blocks James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 53

Total Games James Cotton 0 Kyrie Irving 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Kyrie Irving .458

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Kyrie Irving .392

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Kyrie Irving .883

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)