Alex English vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Alex English, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 14 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Cooper Flagg had his rookie season in 2025-26. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Alex English | 15 | 10 | 1976-77 to 1990-91 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Alex English | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1976-77 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Alex English | 60 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 | .477 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | .767 |
| difference: | +59 | +21.2 | +4.8 | +0.1 | +7.3 | +7.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -1.7 | +1.8 | +8.4 | +.169 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +.233 | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | .308 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 |
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| * Neiher Alex English nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Alex English played 14 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 15, from 1978 to 1991—Alex English played in 10 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Alex English got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team 1 Scoring Leader 8 All-Star Game |