James Cotton vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld 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.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists James Cotton - Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals James Cotton - Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Wes Unseld 1.5 (1980) *

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.