Harrison Barnes vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Harrison Barnes, 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.
Harrison Barnes played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Harrison Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Cooper Flagg had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Harrison Barnes | 14 | 5 | 2012-13 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Harrison Barnes | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Warriors Lost West Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Harrison Barnes | 81 | 25.4 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 7.8 | .439 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .359 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .758 |
| difference: | +80 | +6.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +5.5 | +5.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -1.3 | +0.6 | +5.2 | +.131 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +.359 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.242 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Harrison Barnes | 12 | 38.4 | 16.1 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 13.5 | .444 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .365 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .857 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Harrison Barnes played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2014 to 2026—Harrison Barnes played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |
All-Rookie First Team