Kevin Garnett vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Cotton Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Cotton Nash 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Cotton Nash 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Cotton Nash 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.