Cooper Flagg vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs 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, 4 less than Jalen Suggs, who played 5. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Jalen Suggs | 5 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Jalen Suggs | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Orlando Magic |
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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: | +47 | +4.8 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +6.0 | +6.4 | +4.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +.053 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +.214 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.227 | ||
| Jalen Suggs | 48 | 27.2 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 11.4 | .361 | 0.9 | 4.1 | .214 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .773 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jalen Suggs played 4 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2023 to 2026—Jalen Suggs played in one postseason. In those 4 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Jalen Suggs got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team |