Cooper Flagg vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaren Jackson Jr. 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, 7 less than Jaren Jackson Jr., who played 8. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Jaren Jackson Jr. had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 8 | 4 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Jaren Jackson Jr. | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +57 | +5.9 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +5.6 | +5.3 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.4 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +.198 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +.359 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.234 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 58 | 26.1 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 10.2 | .506 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .359 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .766 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Jaren Jackson Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 7 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2020 to 2026—Jaren Jackson Jr. played in 4 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Jaren Jackson Jr. got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 2 Blocks Leader 2 All-Star Game |