Cooper Flagg vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 Kenyon Martin scored more points, and since Cooper Flagg didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kenyon Martin 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 6.5 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (18.8 points against 12.3). On the other hand Kenyon Martin scored a total of 8,799 points more than Cooper Flagg (9,325 vs. 526).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 18.8
+6.5
1
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 526
1
Kenyon Martin 9,325
+8,799
15

Points in the Playoffs

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

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Kenyon Martin 12.9
+12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+1,441
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 1
+1
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 2
Kenyon Martin 4
+2

20+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 12
Kenyon Martin 113
+101

10+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 27
Kenyon Martin 481
+454

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cooper Flagg 28
Kenyon Martin 731
+703

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cooper Flagg 0
Kenyon Martin 26
+26

Playoffs

Cooper Flagg didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kenyon Martin'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 18.8 7.1 14.9 47.8 0.8 3.4 23.4 3.8 4.6 82.8 1 28
difference:+6.5+2.0+4.3+0.4+0.7+3.0+1.8+1.4+19.9+14+729
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg 526 199 416 47.8 22 94 23.4 106 128 82.8 1 28
difference:+8,799+3,676+7,615+0.4+44+188+1,403+2,270+19.9+14+729
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+12.9+5.2+11.0+47.0+0.3+12.9+2.5+3.7+67.9+11+112
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,441+579+1,233+47.0+4+31+12.9+279+411+67.9+11+112
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg 18.8
+6.8
202628
Kenyon Martin 12.0
200168

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 14 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 15, from 2002 to 2015—he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 689 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 11 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 112 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.1 ppg and his lowest 4.5.