Bradley Beal vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Bradley Beal, 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.
Bradley Beal played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Bradley Beal had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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 |
| Bradley Beal | 14 | 6 | 2012-13 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bradley Beal | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | All-Rookie First Team | - |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 56 | 31.2 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.3 | .410 | 1.6 | 4.2 | .386 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .786 |
| difference: | +55 | +0.8 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +6.0 | +6.2 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -1.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.102 | +1.6 | +3.2 | +.386 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +.214 |
| 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 Bradley Beal nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Bradley Beal played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2014 to 2026—Bradley Beal played in 6 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Bradley Beal got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Star Game |
All-Rookie First Team