Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cotton Nash 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cotton Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cotton Nash 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cotton Nash 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cotton Nash 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cotton Nash 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cotton Nash 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cotton Nash 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.