Julius Erving vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Julius Erving, 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.
Julius Erving played 11 years in the NBA, 10 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 |
| Julius Erving | 11 | 11 | 1976-77 to 1986-87 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Julius Erving | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1976-77 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost NBA Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Julius Erving | 82 | 35.9 | 21.6 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | - | 3.1 | 8.4 | 16.7 | .499 | - | - | - | 4.9 | 6.3 | .777 |
| difference: | +81 | +3.9 | +11.6 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +1.4 | -0.1 | +4.4 | +3.7 | +.191 | +2.9 | +4.3 | +.223 | ||||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Julius Erving | 19 | 39.9 | 27.3 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | 2.4 | 10.7 | 20.5 | .523 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 7.1 | .821 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Julius Erving played 10 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 11, from 1978 to 1987—Julius Erving played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Julius Erving got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 5 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 10 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |