Cooper Flagg vs. Manu Ginobili Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Manu Ginobili 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, 15 less than Manu Ginobili, who played 16. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Manu Ginobili had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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 |
| Manu Ginobili | 16 | 15 | 2002-03 to 2017-18 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Manu Ginobili | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2002-03 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play |  NBA Champion |
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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: | +68 | +11.3 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +7.3 | +7.7 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +1.5 | +7.2 | +.130 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +.345 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.263 |
| Manu Ginobili | 69 | 20.7 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.8 | .438 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .345 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .737 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manu Ginobili | 24 | 27.5 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 | .386 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .384 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .757 |
Additional Years |
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* Manu Ginobili played 15 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 2004 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 14 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 15 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Manu Ginobili got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Sixth Man of the Year 2 All-Star Game |