Cooper Flagg vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal and Cooper Flagg to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Cooper Flagg has a better scoring average and Jermaine O'Neal scored more points, and since Cooper Flagg didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Jermaine O'Neal has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 1 NBA regular seasons played, Cooper Flagg averages 4.3 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (17.5 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 12,872 points more than Cooper Flagg (13,309 vs. 437).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 17.5
+4.3
1
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 437
1
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+12,872
18

Points in the Playoffs

Cooper Flagg didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Jermaine O'Neal has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
+11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+1,124
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 1
Jermaine O'Neal 42
+41

20+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 9
Jermaine O'Neal 266
+257

10+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 24
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+595

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cooper Flagg 25
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+925

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cooper Flagg 0
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+61

Playoffs

Cooper Flagg didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Jermaine O'Neal's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg 17.5 6.8 14.1 48.2 0.8 3.4 25.0 3.0 3.7 81.7 1 25
difference:+4.3+1.7+3.2+1.5+0.8+3.3+10.3+0.5+10.2+17+986
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg 437 170 353 48.2 21 84 25.0 76 93 81.7 1 25
difference:+12,872+4,974+10,672+1.5+7+11+10.3+2,931+4,115+10.2+17+986
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+11.6+4.3+10.0+42.6+0.2+3.1+4.3+71.8+14+97
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,124+413+970+42.6+16+298+415+71.8+14+97
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg 17.5
+13.4
202625
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 19 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 20, from 1998 to 2014—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 1,102 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.3 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg -
DNP *
20260
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972
* season in progress

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 19 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 15 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 107 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 0.