Charles Barkley vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Charles Barkley, 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.
Charles Barkley played 16 years in the NBA, 15 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Charles Barkley had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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 |
| Charles Barkley | 16 | 13 | 1984-85 to 1999-00 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Charles Barkley | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1984-85 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Charles Barkley | 82 | 28.6 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 9.5 | .545 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 3.6 | 4.9 | .733 |
| difference: | +81 | +3.4 | +4.0 | +2.2 | +3.7 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -0.5 | -0.7 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +.237 | +0.9 | +.167 | +1.6 | +2.9 | +.267 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Charles Barkley | 13 | 31.4 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 10.7 | .540 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .667 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .635 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Charles Barkley played 15 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 1986 to 2000—Charles Barkley played in 12 Playoffs. In those 15 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Charles Barkley got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 5 All-NBA First Team 5 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Rebounds Leader 11 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |