Cooper Flagg vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving 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 Kyrie Irving, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Kyrie Irving 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 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 7 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Kyrie Irving | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | +50 | +1.5 | +8.5 | +0.1 | +6.1 | +6.3 | +5.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +2.9 | +1.6 | +.161 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +.399 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.128 |
| Kyrie Irving | 51 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .469 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .399 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .872 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Kyrie Irving played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kyrie Irving played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2013 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 9 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |