Cooper Flagg vs. Spencer Haywood Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Haywood 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 Spencer Haywood, who played 12. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Spencer Haywood had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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 |
| Spencer Haywood | 12 | 4 | 1970-71 to 1982-83 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Spencer Haywood | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1970-71 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Seattle Supersonics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +32 | +3.2 | +10.6 | +2.0 | +1.5 | -0.5 | +3.9 | +4.5 | +.141 | +2.8 | +4.6 | +.266 | ||||||||
| Spencer Haywood | 33 | 35.2 | 20.6 | - | - | 12.0 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 7.9 | 17.5 | .449 | - | - | - | 4.8 | 6.6 | .734 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Spencer Haywood played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Spencer Haywood played 11 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1972 to 1983—Spencer Haywood played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Spencer Haywood got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-Star Game |