Cooper Flagg vs. Peja Stojakovic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Peja Stojakovic 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, 12 less than Peja Stojakovic, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Peja Stojakovic had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 13 | 11 | 1998-99 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Peja Stojakovic | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1998-99 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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: | +47 | +10.6 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +6.9 | +7.0 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 | +1.1 | +5.2 | +.070 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +.320 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +.149 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 48 | 21.4 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | .378 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .320 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .851 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peja Stojakovic | 5 | 21.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | .346 | 0.6 | 2.8 | .214 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.000 |
Additional Years |
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* Peja Stojakovic played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2000 to 2011—Peja Stojakovic played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Peja Stojakovic got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Star Game |