Tyson Chandler vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Tyson Chandler, 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.
Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 18 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 |
| Tyson Chandler | 19 | 10 | 2001-02 to 2019-20 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Tyson Chandler | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2001-02 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Dallas Mavericks |
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| 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 | % | ||||
| Tyson Chandler | 71 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.9 | 3.1 | .604 |
| difference: | +70 | +12.4 | +3.9 | +0.6 | +5.8 | +5.2 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +1.9 | +8.7 | +.189 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +.396 | ||
| 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 Tyson Chandler nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tyson Chandler played 18 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 2003 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 18 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Tyson Chandler got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 All-Star Game |