James Cotton vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Nick Young 687

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Nick Young 394

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Nick Young 135

Total Games James Cotton 19 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Nick Young 26

Total Assists James Cotton - Nick Young 8

Total Steals James Cotton - Nick Young 6

Total Blocks James Cotton - Nick Young 4

Total Games James Cotton 0 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Nick Young 0.4 (2012)