Cooper Flagg vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward 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 Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Gordon Hayward had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 |
| Gordon Hayward | 14 | 5 | 2010-11 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Gordon Hayward | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2010-11 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Utah Jazz |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| 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: | +71 | +15.1 | +4.6 | +0.4 | +7.6 | +8.1 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -1.5 | +2.0 | +8.9 | +.177 | +0.5 | +.473 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.289 | |
| Gordon Hayward | 72 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.1 | .485 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .473 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .711 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Gordon Hayward played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2012 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 5 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Gordon Hayward got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game |