Carl Braun vs. Enes Kanter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Enes Kanter 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 2 more than Enes Kanter, who played 11. Carl Braun had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, while Enes Kanter had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Enes Kanter 11 6 2011-12 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1947-482011-12
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Enes Kanter 66 13.2 4.6 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 3.6 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .667
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
Enes Kanter 4 10.8 3.5 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.8 4.0 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 2

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1948-492012-13
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 57 - 14.2 - - - 3.0 - - - 2.5 5.2 15.9 .330 - - - 3.7 4.9 .760
Enes Kanter 70 15.4 7.2 1.9 2.4 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.7 2.9 5.4 .544 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.3 1.7 .795
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
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1949-502013-14
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 67 - 15.4 - - - 3.7 - - - 2.8 5.6 15.3 .364 - - - 4.3 5.6 .762
Enes Kanter 80 26.7 12.3 2.8 4.7 7.5 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.8 2.9 5.2 10.7 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .730
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
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------

Note: Carl Braun didn't play in 1950-51 and 1951-52.

Season 4

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1952-532014-15
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 70 33.1 14.0 - - 3.3 3.5 - - - 4.1 4.6 11.5 .400 - - - 4.7 5.7 .825
Enes Kanter 75 28.5 15.5 3.7 5.3 8.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.9 2.5 6.4 12.4 .519 0.2 0.6 .356 2.4 3.1 .782
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
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1953-542015-16
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Enes Kanter 82 21.0 12.7 3.0 5.1 8.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 5.0 8.8 .576 0.1 0.3 .476 2.4 3.1 .797
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
Enes Kanter 18 17.9 9.4 2.6 3.6 6.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.2 3.6 6.6 .551 0.1 0.8 .143 2.1 2.5 .844

Season 6

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1954-552016-17
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Enes Kanter 72 21.3 14.3 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.7 2.1 5.6 10.2 .545 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 4.0 .786
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
Enes Kanter 5 9.0 4.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 5.2 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 7

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1955-562017-18
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 72 32.2 15.4 - - 3.6 4.1 - - - 3.0 5.5 14.8 .372 - - - 4.4 5.3 .838
Enes Kanter 71 25.8 14.1 3.8 7.1 11.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.7 2.6 5.9 10.0 .592 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.6 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1956-572018-19
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Enes Kanter 67 24.5 13.7 3.8 6.0 9.8 1.7 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.5 5.6 10.2 .549 0.1 0.5 .294 2.3 2.9 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Enes Kanter 16 28.8 11.4 3.3 6.4 9.6 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.7 9.1 .514 0.1 0.3 .250 1.9 2.6 .756

Season 9

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1957-582019-20
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Enes Kanter 58 16.9 8.1 2.8 4.6 7.4 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 3.4 6.0 .572 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.7 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Enes Kanter 11 9.3 4.5 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.7 2.0 3.8 .524 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.5 0.9 .500

Season 10

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1958-592020-21
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Enes Kanter 72 24.4 11.2 3.9 7.1 11.0 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.3 4.7 7.8 .604 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.3 .774
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
Enes Kanter 5 11.2 2.0 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.8 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 11

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1959-602021-22
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 54 28.0 12.9 - - 3.1 5.0 - - - 2.4 5.3 12.2 .432 - - - 2.4 2.9 .838
Enes Kanter 35 11.7 3.7 1.7 2.8 4.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 .526 0.1 0.1 .400 0.7 0.8 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1960-61-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 15 14.5 5.7 - - 2.1 3.2 - - - 1.9 2.5 5.3 .468 - - - 0.7 0.9 .786
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Carl Braun Enes Kanter
Season 1961-62-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------
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
Enes Kanter ------- --- ----------