James Cotton vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won James Cotton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 LeBron James 5

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

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader James Cotton 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP James Cotton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team James Cotton 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists James Cotton 0 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals James Cotton 4 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games James Cotton 19 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds James Cotton - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists James Cotton - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals James Cotton - LeBron James 483

Total Blocks James Cotton - LeBron James 275

Total Games James Cotton 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - LeBron James 1.8 (2010)