Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. James Cotton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Cotton and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

James Cotton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Cotton 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 James Cotton 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 James Cotton 0

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 James Cotton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 James Cotton 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Cotton 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Cotton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 James Cotton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 James Cotton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Cotton 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Cotton 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * James Cotton 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 James Cotton 2.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 James Cotton 0.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 James Cotton 0.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 James Cotton 0.2

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 James Cotton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 James Cotton 49

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 James Cotton 16

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 James Cotton 0

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 James Cotton 4

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 James Cotton 1

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 James Cotton 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 James Cotton .359

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 James Cotton .000

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 James Cotton .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) James Cotton 2.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) James Cotton 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) James Cotton 0.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) James Cotton 0.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) James Cotton 0.1 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 James Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 James Cotton -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 James Cotton -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 James Cotton -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 James Cotton -

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 James Cotton -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 James Cotton -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 James Cotton -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 James Cotton -

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 James Cotton -

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 James Cotton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 James Cotton -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 James Cotton -

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 James Cotton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) James Cotton -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) James Cotton -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) James Cotton -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) James Cotton -

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) James Cotton -