Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jack Cotton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Cotton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Jack Cotton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jack Cotton: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Cotton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jack Cotton 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jack Cotton 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jack Cotton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Cotton 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Cotton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jack Cotton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jack Cotton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jack Cotton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jack Cotton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Cotton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Cotton 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jack Cotton 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Cotton 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jack Cotton 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jack Cotton - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jack Cotton 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jack Cotton 276

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jack Cotton - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jack Cotton 65

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jack Cotton 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jack Cotton .292

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jack Cotton .509

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jack Cotton 5.1 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jack Cotton - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jack Cotton 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jack Cotton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jack Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jack Cotton - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jack Cotton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jack Cotton -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jack Cotton - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jack Cotton -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jack Cotton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jack Cotton -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jack Cotton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jack Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jack Cotton - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jack Cotton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jack Cotton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jack Cotton - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.