James Cotton vs. Nikola Jokic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jokic 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.

Nikola Jokic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Nikola Jokic 9

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 6

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 2

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 1

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Nikola Jokic 20.9

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Nikola Jokic 10.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Nikola Jokic 6.9

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Nikola Jokic 1.2

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Nikola Jokic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Nikola Jokic 14,139

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Nikola Jokic 7,249

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 4,667

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Nikola Jokic 822

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Nikola Jokic 491

Total Games James Cotton 19 Nikola Jokic 675

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Nikola Jokic .557

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Nikola Jokic .350

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Nikola Jokic .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 27.5

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 12.3

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 7.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 2,010

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 901

Total Assists James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 545

Total Steals James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 77

Total Blocks James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 63

Total Games James Cotton 0 Nikola Jokic 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Nikola Jokic .532

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Nikola Jokic .408

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Nikola Jokic .832

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 16.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023)