Cooper Flagg vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James 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, 21 less than LeBron James, who played 22. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while LeBron James had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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 |
| LeBron James | 22 | 18 | 2003-04 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | LeBron James | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2003-04 |
| 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: | +78 | +7.5 | +10.9 | +0.3 | +4.8 | +4.5 | +5.9 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -1.1 | +3.9 | +5.9 | +.109 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +.290 | +2.4 | +3.8 | +.246 |
| LeBron James | 79 | 39.5 | 20.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 18.9 | .417 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .290 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .754 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* LeBron James played 21 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 22, from 2005 to 2025—LeBron James played in 18 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships and one NBA Cup. In those 21 extra years over Cooper Flagg, LeBron James got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 Finals MVP 4 Season MVP 13 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 21 All-Star Game 3 All-Star Game MVP |