Cooper Flagg vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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, 7 less than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who played 8. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 8 | 4 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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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: | +81 | +5.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +6.9 | +7.2 | +3.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +0.2 | +4.3 | +.168 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.367 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.200 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 82 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .476 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .367 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .800 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 6 | 28.8 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 10.0 | .467 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .500 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .850 |
Additional Years |
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* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 7 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2020 to 2026—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 Season MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 3 All-Star Game |