Cooper Flagg vs. Kawhi Leonard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kawhi Leonard 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, 13 less than Kawhi Leonard, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Kawhi Leonard had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 14 | 12 | 2011-12 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Kawhi Leonard | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Spurs Lost West Conf 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: | +63 | +8.0 | +2.1 | +0.6 | +5.5 | +4.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -2.3 | -1.6 | +0.9 | +6.7 | +.185 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.376 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +.227 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 64 | 24.0 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 6.3 | .493 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .376 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .773 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kawhi Leonard | 14 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 6.4 | .500 | 1.3 | 2.9 | .450 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .813 |
Additional Years |
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* Kawhi Leonard played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2013 to 2026—Kawhi Leonard played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Kawhi Leonard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 Finals MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 4 All-Defensive Second Team 2 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Steals Leader 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |