James Cotton vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games James Cotton 19 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games James Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)