Cooper Flagg vs. Sam Jones Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Jones 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, 11 less than Sam Jones, who played 12. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Sam Jones had his rookie season in 1957-58. 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 |
| Sam Jones | 12 | 12 | 1957-58 to 1968-69 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Sam Jones | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1957-58 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost NBA Finals |
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: | +55 | +21.4 | +5.4 | +7.1 | +0.7 | -2.2 | +2.2 | +8.8 | +.121 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +.286 | ||||||||
| Sam Jones | 56 | 10.6 | 4.6 | - | - | 2.9 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .429 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.5 | .714 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Jones | 8 | 9.4 | 3.9 | - | - | 3.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .455 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.0 | .688 |
Additional Years |
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* Sam Jones played 11 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1959 to 1969—Sam Jones played in 11 Playoffs and won 10 NBA Championships. In those 11 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Sam Jones got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Star Game |