Jack Cotton vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Jack Cotton 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

Jack Cotton

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Cotton: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Jack Cotton 1 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jack Cotton 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Jack Cotton 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Jack Cotton 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton 276 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Jack Cotton 65 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Jack Cotton 54 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton .292 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton .509 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Jack Cotton 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.