Cooper Flagg vs. Dennis Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Johnson 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 Dennis Johnson, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Dennis Johnson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
| Dennis Johnson | 14 | 13 | 1976-77 to 1989-90 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Dennis Johnson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1976-77 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Seattle Supersonics |
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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: | +80 | +11.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +7.3 | +6.3 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +6.0 | +.196 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +.376 | ||||
| Dennis Johnson | 81 | 20.6 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | 2.7 | 3.5 | 7.0 | .504 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 3.5 | .624 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Dennis Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Dennis Johnson played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1978 to 1990—Dennis Johnson played in 13 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Dennis Johnson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 5 All-Star Game |