James Cotton vs. Rudy Gobert Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gobert 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Rudy Gobert: 2013-14 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Rudy Gobert 12

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 9

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 4

All-Defensive 1st Team James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 8

Defensive Player of The Year James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 4

Rebounds Leader James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 1

Blocks Leader James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Rudy Gobert 12.6

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Rudy Gobert 11.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Rudy Gobert 1.4

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Rudy Gobert 0.7

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Rudy Gobert 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Rudy Gobert 10,458

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Rudy Gobert 9,700

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 1,123

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Rudy Gobert 576

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Rudy Gobert 1,718

Total Games James Cotton 19 Rudy Gobert 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Rudy Gobert .656

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Rudy Gobert .000

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Rudy Gobert .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Rudy Gobert 15.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Rudy Gobert 14.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Rudy Gobert 2.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Rudy Gobert 0.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Rudy Gobert 2.7 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 12.3

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 10.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 1.1

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 0.7

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 1,031

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 889

Total Assists James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 94

Total Steals James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 57

Total Blocks James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 127

Total Games James Cotton 0 Rudy Gobert 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Rudy Gobert .641

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Rudy Gobert .000

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Rudy Gobert .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 16.9 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 13.2 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 2.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Rudy Gobert 2.6 (2019)