Carl Braun vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Carl Braun, 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.
Carl Braun played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Carl Braun had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, while Buddy Hield had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 achivements, 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 |
Carl Braun |
13 |
8 |
1947-48 to 1961-62 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Carl Braun |
Buddy Hield |
Season |
1947-48 | 2016-17 |
Team |
New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Second Team | - |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Knicks Lost 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
47 |
- |
14.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.9 |
18.2 |
.323 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.9 |
.650 |
Buddy Hield |
82 |
23.0 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
.426 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.391 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.842 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
3 |
- |
10.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
4.0 |
13.7 |
.293 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.600 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
57 |
- |
14.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.2 |
15.9 |
.330 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.9 |
.760 |
Buddy Hield |
80 |
25.3 |
13.5 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
11.7 |
.446 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.431 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.877 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
6 |
- |
19.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.5 |
17.0 |
.324 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
10.3 |
.806 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
67 |
- |
15.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.6 |
15.3 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.762 |
Buddy Hield |
82 |
31.9 |
20.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
16.6 |
.458 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.427 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.886 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
5 |
- |
17.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.6 |
13.6 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.6 |
.763 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Carl Braun didn't play in 1950-51 and 1951-52.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
70 |
33.1 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
4.6 |
11.5 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.825 |
Buddy Hield |
72 |
30.8 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
16.1 |
.429 |
3.8 |
9.6 |
.394 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
11 |
34.0 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.3 |
13.2 |
.324 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.806 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
72 |
33.0 |
14.8 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.9 |
12.3 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.0 |
.825 |
Buddy Hield |
71 |
34.3 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.406 |
4.0 |
10.2 |
.391 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
4 |
31.3 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
4.5 |
13.0 |
.346 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.0 |
.875 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
71 |
34.9 |
15.1 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.6 |
14.5 |
.388 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.8 |
.801 |
Buddy Hield |
81 |
30.9 |
15.6 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
13.6 |
.406 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.366 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.874 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
3 |
34.3 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.0 |
14.7 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.7 |
.900 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
72 |
32.2 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
14.8 |
.372 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.838 |
Buddy Hield |
80 |
31.0 |
16.8 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
13.0 |
.458 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
.425 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
72 |
32.6 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.3 |
13.8 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.809 |
Buddy Hield |
84 |
25.7 |
12.1 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
10.1 |
.436 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
.386 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.881 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
4 |
12.8 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
71 |
34.9 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.0 |
14.3 |
.418 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.849 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
72 |
27.2 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.420 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.826 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
2 |
31.0 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
6.0 |
16.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.889 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
54 |
28.0 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
5.3 |
12.2 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.838 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
15 |
14.5 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.786 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
48 |
8.6 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.377 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.741 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Carl Braun |
6 |
7.0 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.393 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |