Cooper Flagg vs. Tyrese Haliburton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Haliburton 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, 4 less than Tyrese Haliburton, who played 5. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Tyrese Haliburton had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5 | 2 | 2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Tyrese Haliburton | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +57 | +1.9 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +6.7 | +7.0 | +5.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -1.6 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +.164 | +2.1 | +4.1 | +.409 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +.143 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 58 | 30.1 | 13.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 10.7 | .472 | 2.1 | 5.1 | .409 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .857 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Tyrese Haliburton played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tyrese Haliburton played 4 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2022 to 2025—Tyrese Haliburton played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Tyrese Haliburton got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 2 All-Star Game |