Cooper Flagg vs. David Robinson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Robinson 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, 13 less than David Robinson, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while David Robinson had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 |
| David Robinson | 14 | 12 | 1989-90 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | David Robinson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1989-90 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Defensive Second Team | |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Spurs Lost West Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | +4.6 | +14.3 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +3.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +4.4 | +2.9 | +.223 | +1.0 | +5.5 | +8.2 | +.268 | ||
| David Robinson | 82 | 36.6 | 24.3 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 15.9 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 7.5 | 10.2 | .732 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Robinson | 10 | 37.5 | 24.3 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 16.7 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 6.5 | 9.6 | .677 |
Additional Years |
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* David Robinson played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1991 to 2003—David Robinson played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, David Robinson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Scoring Leader 1 Rebounds Leader 1 Blocks Leader 9 All-Star Game |