Cooper Flagg vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace 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, 15 less than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Ben Wallace 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 |
| Ben Wallace | 16 | 8 | 1996-97 to 2011-12 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Ben Wallace | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1996-97 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Washington Bullets |
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| 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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +33 | +26.2 | +8.9 | +0.3 | +8.0 | +8.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.5 | -2.2 | +3.5 | +11.6 | +.040 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +.700 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 34 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .348 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | .300 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Ben Wallace played 15 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 1998 to 2012—Ben Wallace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 15 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Ben Wallace got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 4 Defensive Player of the Year 2 Rebounds Leader 1 Blocks Leader 4 All-Star Game |