Cooper Flagg vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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, 2 less than Chet Holmgren, who played 3. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Chet Holmgren | 3 | 2 | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Chet Holmgren | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
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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: | +81 | +2.6 | +6.5 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +2.3 | -1.4 | -0.6 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +.222 | +1.6 | +3.3 | +.370 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +.207 |
| Chet Holmgren | 82 | 29.4 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 11.6 | .530 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .370 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .793 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chet Holmgren | 10 | 34.5 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 11.9 | .496 | 1.3 | 5.0 | .260 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .758 |
Additional Years |
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* Chet Holmgren played 2 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 3, from 2025 to 2026—Chet Holmgren played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. |
All-Rookie First Team