Cooper Flagg vs. Chris Paul Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Paul 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, 20 less than Chris Paul, who played 21. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Chris Paul had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 Paul | 21 | 15 | 2005-06 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Chris Paul | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2005-06 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +77 | +4.0 | +6.1 | +0.2 | +4.7 | +4.9 | +7.8 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +.122 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +.282 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +.153 |
| Chris Paul | 78 | 36.0 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 12.1 | .430 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .282 | 5.1 | 6.0 | .847 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Chris Paul played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Chris Paul played 20 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 21, from 2007 to 2026—Chris Paul played in 15 Playoffs. In those 20 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Chris Paul got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA First Team 5 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 7 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 5 Assists Leader 6 Steals Leader 12 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |