James Cotton vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.