Cooper Flagg vs. Richard Hamilton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Hamilton 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 Richard Hamilton, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Richard Hamilton had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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 |
| Richard Hamilton | 14 | 9 | 1999-00 to 2012-13 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Richard Hamilton | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1999-00 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Washington Wizards |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +70 | +12.7 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +7.7 | +8.2 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.8 | -1.0 | +0.4 | +4.5 | +.112 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +.364 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +.226 |
| Richard Hamilton | 71 | 19.3 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .420 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .364 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .774 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Richard Hamilton played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Richard Hamilton played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2001 to 2013—Richard Hamilton played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Richard Hamilton got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-Star Game |