Cooper Flagg vs. Robert Parish Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Parish 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, 20 less than Robert Parish, who played 21. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Robert Parish 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 |
| Robert Parish | 21 | 16 | 1976-77 to 1996-97 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Robert Parish | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1976-77 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Warriors Lost West Conf Semis |
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: | +76 | +14.0 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +4.6 | +2.9 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +5.6 | +.195 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.292 | ||||
| Robert Parish | 77 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | - | 2.9 | 3.7 | 7.4 | .503 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.2 | .708 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Parish | 10 | 23.9 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | - | 4.2 | 5.2 | 10.8 | .481 | - | - | - | 1.7 | 2.6 | .654 |
Additional Years |
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* Robert Parish played 20 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 21, from 1978 to 1997—Robert Parish played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 20 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Robert Parish got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 9 All-Star Game |