Malcolm Brogdon vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.
Malcolm Brogdon played 9 years in the NBA, 8 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 9 | 5 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Malcolm Brogdon | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Malcolm Brogdon | 75 | 26.4 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 8.5 | .457 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .404 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .865 |
| difference: | +74 | +5.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +6.8 | +7.2 | +4.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +.149 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +.404 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +.135 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Malcolm Brogdon | 6 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 9.2 | .400 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Malcolm Brogdon played 8 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2018 to 2025—Malcolm Brogdon played in 4 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Malcolm Brogdon got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |