James Cotton vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic 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.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games James Cotton 19 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games James Cotton 0 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)