Cotton Fitzsimmons
Hall of Fame member
- Birth date:
- Birth place: Hannibal (Missouri)
- Date of death: (aged 72)
- College: Midwestern State
- Full name: Lowell Fitzsimmons
- Nationality: United States
NBA career as head coach
- Seasons: 21
- Playoffs: 12
- NBA Finals: 0
- NBA titles: 0
No previous experience as NBA assistant coach.
Cotton Fitzsimmons in regular season
| G | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1607 | 832 | 775 | .518 |
Cotton Fitzsimmons in playoffs
| G | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 35 | 49 | .417 |
Cotton Fitzsimmons' teams record
| TEAM | SEAS | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||
| ATL | 4 | 140 | 180 | .438 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| PHX | 8 | 341 | 208 | .621 | 22 | 22 | .500 |
| BUF | 1 | 27 | 55 | .329 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| KCK | 6 | 248 | 244 | .504 | 9 | 17 | .346 |
| SAS | 2 | 76 | 88 | .463 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| Total | -- | 832 | 775 | .518 | 35 | 49 | .417 |
Cotton Fitzsimmons NBA career record
| SEAS | TEAM | REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | ||
| 1970-71 | PHX | 48 | 34 | .585 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1971-72 | PHX | 49 | 33 | .598 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1972-73 | ATL | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| 1973-74 | ATL | 35 | 47 | .427 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1974-75 | ATL | 31 | 51 | .378 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1975-76 | ATL | 28 | 46 | .378 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1977-78 | BUF | 27 | 55 | .329 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 40 | 42 | .488 | 7 | 8 | .467 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 30 | 52 | .366 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 45 | 37 | .549 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 38 | 44 | .463 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 41 | 41 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 35 | 47 | .427 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| 1988-89 | PHX | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| 1989-90 | PHX | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 | 7 | .563 |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 1995-96 | PHX | 27 | 22 | .551 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 1996-97 | PHX | 0 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n.d. |
| Total | -- | 832 | 775 | .518 | 35 | 49 | .417 |