Cotton Nash vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.