Cooper Flagg vs. Tracy McGrady Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tracy McGrady 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, 15 less than Tracy McGrady, who played 16. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Tracy McGrady had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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 |
| Tracy McGrady | 16 | 9 | 1997-98 to 2012-13 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Tracy McGrady | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1997-98 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Toronto Raptors |
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| 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: | +63 | +13.6 | +3.0 | +0.6 | +6.4 | +5.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -2.0 | -1.7 | +1.2 | +6.8 | +.142 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.341 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +.288 |
| Tracy McGrady | 64 | 18.4 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.2 | .450 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .341 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .712 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Tracy McGrady played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tracy McGrady played 15 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 1999 to 2013—Tracy McGrady played in 9 Playoffs. In those 15 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Tracy McGrady got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Most Improved Player 2 Scoring Leader 7 All-Star Game |