Cooper Flagg vs. Rudy Gobert Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Rudy Gobert had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 |
| Rudy Gobert | 13 | 9 | 2013-14 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Season | 2025-26 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Utah Jazz |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +44 | +22.4 | +7.7 | +0.1 | +6.7 | +6.6 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | -2.3 | -1.7 | +3.2 | +11.4 | +.178 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +.508 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 45 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.7 | 1.4 | .492 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Rudy Gobert played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Rudy Gobert played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2015 to 2026—Rudy Gobert played in 9 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Rudy Gobert got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 7 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 4 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Rebounds Leader 1 Blocks Leader 3 All-Star Game |