James Cotton vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Yao Ming 920

Total Games James Cotton 19 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists James Cotton - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals James Cotton - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks James Cotton - Yao Ming 42

Total Games James Cotton 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)