James Cotton vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games James Cotton 19 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists James Cotton - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals James Cotton - Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks James Cotton - Paul Pierce 105

Total Games James Cotton 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)