Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Carl Braun Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Braun and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Carl Braun

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Carl Braun: 1947-48 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Carl Braun 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Carl Braun 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Carl Braun 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Carl Braun 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Carl Braun 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Carl Braun 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Carl Braun 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Carl Braun 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Carl Braun 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Carl Braun 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Carl Braun 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Carl Braun 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Carl Braun 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Carl Braun 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Carl Braun 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Carl Braun 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Carl Braun 3.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Carl Braun 10,625

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Carl Braun 2,122 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Carl Braun 2,892

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Carl Braun 788

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Carl Braun .383

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Carl Braun .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Carl Braun 16.5 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Carl Braun 4.6 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Carl Braun 5.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Carl Braun - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Carl Braun 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Carl Braun 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Carl Braun 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Carl Braun 561

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Carl Braun 81 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Carl Braun 108

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Carl Braun 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Carl Braun .350

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Carl Braun - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Carl Braun .812

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Carl Braun 19.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Carl Braun 4.7 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Carl Braun 5.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Carl Braun - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Carl Braun - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.