Cooper Flagg vs. Hal Greer Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hal Greer 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, 14 less than Hal Greer, who played 15. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Hal Greer had his rookie season in 1958-59. 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 |
| Hal Greer | 15 | 13 | 1958-59 to 1972-73 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Hal Greer | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1958-59 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Syracuse Nationals |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Nationals Lost East Div 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: | +67 | +8.1 | +1.1 | +7.1 | +1.5 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +3.0 | +.146 | +0.6 | +.222 | |||||||||
| Hal Greer | 68 | 23.9 | 11.1 | - | - | 2.9 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 4.5 | 10.0 | .454 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.6 | .778 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hal Greer | 9 | 30.8 | 11.6 | - | - | 5.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 3.9 | 4.3 | 10.3 | .419 | - | - | - | 2.9 | 3.6 | .813 |
Additional Years |
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* Hal Greer played 14 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 15, from 1960 to 1973—Hal Greer played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 14 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Hal Greer got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  7 All-NBA Second Team 10 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |