James Cotton vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

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

James Cotton

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games James Cotton 19 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games James Cotton 0 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)