Cooper Flagg vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah 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, 12 less than Joakim Noah, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
| Joakim Noah | 13 | 8 | 2007-08 to 2019-20 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Joakim Noah | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2007-08 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls |
| 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: | +73 | +11.3 | +3.4 | +1.4 | +5.7 | +4.4 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | -1.8 | -0.7 | +1.6 | +8.0 | +.174 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.309 | ||
| Joakim Noah | 74 | 20.7 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.8 | 2.6 | .691 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Joakim Noah played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Joakim Noah played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2009 to 2020—Joakim Noah played in 8 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Joakim Noah got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 2 All-Star Game |