Cooper Flagg vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin 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 Chris Mullin, who played 16. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Chris Mullin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 |
| Chris Mullin | 16 | 8 | 1985-86 to 2000-01 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Chris Mullin | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1985-86 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors |
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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: | +54 | +6.7 | +4.0 | +0.2 | +7.7 | +7.9 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -1.6 | -0.6 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +.155 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.185 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.104 |
| Chris Mullin | 55 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 11.3 | .463 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .185 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .896 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Chris Mullin played 15 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 1987 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 8 Playoffs. In those 15 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Chris Mullin got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game |