Cooper Flagg vs. Gail Goodrich Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gail Goodrich 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 Gail Goodrich, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Gail Goodrich had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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 |
| Gail Goodrich | 14 | 8 | 1965-66 to 1978-79 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Gail Goodrich | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1965-66 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost NBA Finals |
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: | +64 | +16.5 | +2.2 | +8.0 | +1.6 | -1.4 | +0.9 | +5.3 | +.096 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +.309 | ||||||||
| Gail Goodrich | 65 | 15.5 | 7.8 | - | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .404 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.3 | .691 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gail Goodrich | 11 | 26.4 | 10.5 | - | - | 3.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3.9 | 8.4 | .467 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.9 | .674 |
Additional Years |
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* Gail Goodrich played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1967 to 1979—Gail Goodrich played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Gail Goodrich got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team 5 All-Star Game |