Bob Cousy vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Bob Cousy, 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.
Bob Cousy played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, 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 |
| Bob Cousy | 14 | 13 | 1950-51 to 1969-70 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bob Cousy | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1950-51 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Div Semis | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bob Cousy | 69 | - | 15.6 | - | - | 6.9 | 4.9 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 5.8 | 16.5 | .352 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 5.3 | .756 |
| difference: | +68 | +5.6 | +3.1 | +4.9 | -0.3 | +1.8 | +3.5 | +.044 | +2.0 | +3.3 | +.244 | |||||||||
| 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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bob Cousy | 2 | - | 14.0 | - | - | 7.5 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 4.5 | 21.0 | .214 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 6.0 | .833 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Bob Cousy played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1952 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in 12 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Bob Cousy got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 10 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 8 Assists Leader 12 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |