Rick Barry vs. James Cotton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Cotton and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

James Cotton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 James Cotton 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 James Cotton 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 James Cotton 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 James Cotton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * James Cotton 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 James Cotton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 James Cotton 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 James Cotton 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * James Cotton 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 James Cotton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 James Cotton 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 James Cotton 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 James Cotton 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * James Cotton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * James Cotton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 James Cotton 49

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 James Cotton 16

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 James Cotton 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * James Cotton 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * James Cotton 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 James Cotton 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 James Cotton .359

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * James Cotton .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 James Cotton .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) James Cotton 2.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) James Cotton 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) James Cotton 0.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Cotton 0.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * James Cotton 0.1 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 James Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 James Cotton -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 James Cotton -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * James Cotton -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * James Cotton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 James Cotton -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 James Cotton -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 James Cotton -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * James Cotton -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * James Cotton -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 James Cotton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 James Cotton -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * James Cotton -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 James Cotton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) James Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) James Cotton -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) James Cotton -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Cotton -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * James Cotton -

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.