Cooper Flagg vs. George Gervin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Gervin 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, 9 less than George Gervin, who played 10. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while George Gervin 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 |
| George Gervin | 10 | 9 | 1976-77 to 1985-86 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | George Gervin | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1976-77 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-NBA Second Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Spurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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: | +81 | +1.0 | +13.1 | +0.6 | +5.1 | +4.5 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +1.3 | -0.5 | +4.9 | +3.3 | +.236 | +3.4 | +4.5 | +.167 | ||||
| George Gervin | 82 | 33.0 | 23.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | - | 3.5 | 8.9 | 16.3 | .544 | - | - | - | 5.4 | 6.5 | .833 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| George Gervin | 2 | 31.0 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | - | 4.5 | 9.5 | 22.0 | .432 | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7.5 | .800 |
Additional Years |
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* George Gervin played 9 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 10, from 1978 to 1986—George Gervin played in 8 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Cooper Flagg, George Gervin got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 5 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 4 Scoring Leader 8 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |