James Cotton vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader James Cotton 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Lenny Wilkens - *

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.