Stephen Curry vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Stephen Curry, 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.
Stephen Curry played 17 years in the NBA, 16 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Stephen Curry had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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 |
| Stephen Curry | 17 | 10 | 2009-10 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephen Curry | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 80 | 36.2 | 17.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 14.3 | .462 | 2.1 | 4.8 | .437 | 2.2 | 2.5 | .885 |
| difference: | +79 | +4.2 | +7.5 | +0.4 | +5.1 | +5.5 | +5.9 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +.154 | +2.1 | +3.8 | +.437 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.115 | |
| 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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| * Neiher Stephen Curry nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Stephen Curry played 16 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 2011 to 2026—Stephen Curry played in 10 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 16 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Stephen Curry got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 2 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 5 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Clutch Player of the Year 2 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 11 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |