Cooper Flagg vs. Allen Iverson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Allen Iverson and Cooper Flagg, 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.
Cooper Flagg played 1 year in the NBA, 13 less than Allen Iverson, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Allen Iverson had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Allen Iverson | 14 | 8 | 1996-97 to 2009-10 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Allen Iverson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1996-97 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +75 | +8.1 | +13.5 | +0.5 | +6.4 | +5.9 | +7.5 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +4.2 | +6.8 | +.108 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +.341 | +3.0 | +5.2 | +.298 |
| Allen Iverson | 76 | 40.1 | 23.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 19.8 | .416 | 2.0 | 6.0 | .341 | 5.0 | 7.2 | .702 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Allen Iverson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Allen Iverson played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1998 to 2010—Allen Iverson played in 8 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Allen Iverson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 Scoring Leader 3 Steals Leader 11 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |