Cooper Flagg vs. Scottie Pippen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Pippen 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, 16 less than Scottie Pippen, who played 17. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Scottie Pippen had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 |
| Scottie Pippen | 17 | 16 | 1987-88 to 2003-04 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Scottie Pippen | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1987-88 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Bulls Lost East 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: | +78 | +11.1 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +6.7 | +6.2 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -0.3 | +0.7 | +5.9 | +.155 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.174 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +.424 |
| Scottie Pippen | 79 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 7.1 | .463 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .174 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .576 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scottie Pippen | 10 | 29.4 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 9.9 | .465 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .714 |
Additional Years |
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* Scottie Pippen played 16 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 1989 to 2004—Scottie Pippen played in 15 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 16 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Scottie Pippen got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 8 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Steals Leader 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |