James Cotton vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games James Cotton 19 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists James Cotton - Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals James Cotton - Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks James Cotton - Rudy Gay 8

Total Games James Cotton 0 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)