James Cotton vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood 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.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.