Cooper Flagg vs. Oscar Robertson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Oscar Robertson 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 Oscar Robertson, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Oscar Robertson had his rookie season in 1960-61. 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 |
| Oscar Robertson | 14 | 10 | 1960-61 to 1973-74 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Oscar Robertson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1960-61 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Cincinnati Royals |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-NBA First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | Assists Leader | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| - | All-Star Game MVP | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | +70 | +10.7 | +20.5 | +0.1 | +9.7 | -0.1 | +6.6 | +9.5 | +.165 | +7.2 | +9.2 | +.178 | ||||||||
| Oscar Robertson | 71 | 42.7 | 30.5 | - | - | 10.1 | 9.7 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 10.6 | 22.5 | .473 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 11.2 | .822 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Oscar Robertson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Oscar Robertson played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1962 to 1974—Oscar Robertson played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Oscar Robertson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 8 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 5 Assists Leader 11 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |