Cooper Flagg vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks 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 John Starks, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while John Starks had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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 |
| John Starks | 13 | 9 | 1988-89 to 2001-02 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | John Starks | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1988-89 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors |
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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: | +35 | +23.2 | +5.9 | +0.6 | +8.3 | +8.9 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -2.0 | +2.6 | +9.5 | +.100 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.385 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +.346 |
| John Starks | 36 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .408 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .385 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .654 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* John Starks played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1991 to 2002—John Starks played in 9 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, John Starks got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Sixth Man of the Year 1 All-Star Game |