Cooper Flagg vs. Moses Malone Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Moses Malone 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, 18 less than Moses Malone, who played 19. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Moses Malone had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
| Moses Malone | 19 | 12 | 1976-77 to 1994-95 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Moses Malone | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1976-77 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Rockets Lost East 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: | +81 | +1.4 | +3.2 | +4.3 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +2.2 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +.172 | +1.7 | +3.4 | +.307 | ||||
| Moses Malone | 82 | 30.6 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | - | 3.4 | 4.7 | 9.9 | .480 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 5.4 | .693 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moses Malone | 12 | 43.2 | 18.8 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 16.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | - | 3.5 | 6.8 | 13.5 | .500 | - | - | - | 5.3 | 7.6 | .692 |
Additional Years |
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* Moses Malone played 18 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 1978 to 1995—Moses Malone played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 18 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Moses Malone got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 6 Rebounds Leader 12 All-Star Game |