Cooper Flagg vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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.

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 Khris Middleton scored more points, and since Cooper Flagg didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Khris Middleton 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 2.1 points more than Khris Middleton in his 14 seasons (18.6 points against 16.5). On the other hand Khris Middleton scored a total of 12,566 points more than Cooper Flagg (13,068 vs. 502).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 18.6
+2.1
1
Khris Middleton 16.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Cooper Flagg 502
1
Khris Middleton 13,068
+12,566
14

Points in the Playoffs

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

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Khris Middleton 20.6
+20.6
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Cooper Flagg 0
0
Khris Middleton 1,650
+1,650
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 0
Khris Middleton 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 1
Khris Middleton 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 2
Khris Middleton 37
+35

20+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 11
Khris Middleton 278
+267

10+ Point Games

Cooper Flagg 26
Khris Middleton 656
+630

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cooper Flagg 27
Khris Middleton 782
+755

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cooper Flagg 0
Khris Middleton 10
+10

Playoffs

Cooper Flagg didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Khris Middleton'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 18.6 7.1 14.8 47.8 0.8 3.4 23.9 3.6 4.4 81.7 1 27
difference:+2.1+1.1+1.8+1.7+1.0+1.3+14.7+0.9+1.3+6.0+13+765
Khris Middleton 16.5 6.0 13.0 46.1 1.8 4.7 38.6 2.7 3.1 87.7 14 792

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg 502 191 400 47.8 22 92 23.9 98 120 81.7 1 27
difference:+12,566+4,564+9,923+1.7+1,401+3,592+14.7+2,037+2,315+6.0+13+765
Khris Middleton 13,068 4,755 10,323 46.1 1,423 3,684 38.6 2,135 2,435 87.7 14 792

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+20.6+7.4+16.7+44.1+2.5+6.3+39.0+3.4+3.9+86.6+9+80
Khris Middleton 20.6 7.4 16.7 44.1 2.5 6.3 39.0 3.4 3.9 86.6 9 80

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cooper Flagg DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,650+591+1,339+44.1+196+503+39.0+272+314+86.6+9+80
Khris Middleton 1,650 591 1,339 44.1 196 503 39.0 272 314 86.6 9 80

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg 18.6
+12.5
202627
Khris Middleton 6.1
201327

Khris Middleton's additional seasons:

* Khris Middleton played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2014 to 2026—he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 765 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.9 ppg and his lowest 10.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cooper Flagg -
DNP *
20260
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20130
* season in progress

Khris Middleton's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Khris Middleton played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 80 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 14.5.