Tiny Archibald vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Tiny Archibald, 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.
Tiny Archibald played 13 years in the NBA, 12 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 |
| Tiny Archibald | 13 | 5 | 1970-71 to 1983-84 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Tiny Archibald | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1970-71 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Cincinnati Royals | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Tiny Archibald | 82 | 35.0 | 16.0 | - | - | 3.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 5.9 | 13.4 | .444 | - | - | - | 4.1 | 5.4 | .757 |
| difference: | +81 | +3.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +5.5 | -0.3 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +.136 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +.243 | ||||||||
| 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 Tiny Archibald nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tiny Archibald played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1972 to 1984—Tiny Archibald played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Tiny Archibald got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Assists Leader 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |