Cooper Flagg vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum 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, 12 less than C.J. McCollum, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while C.J. McCollum had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 |
| C.J. McCollum | 13 | 10 | 2013-14 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | C.J. McCollum | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis |
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: | +37 | +19.5 | +4.7 | +0.8 | +7.9 | +8.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -1.6 | +2.1 | +8.3 | +.108 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +.375 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +.324 |
| C.J. McCollum | 38 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .416 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .375 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .676 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C.J. McCollum | 6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | .091 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
Additional Years |
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* C.J. McCollum played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2015 to 2026—C.J. McCollum played in 9 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, C.J. McCollum got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Most Improved Player |