Christian Braun vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee and Christian 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 / Games against each other

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.

Christian Braun played 4 years in the NBA, 12 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Christian Braun had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 achievements, 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
Christian Braun 4 3 2022-23 to 2025-26
JaVale McGee 16 8 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Christian Braun JaVale McGee
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 76 15.5 4.7 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.9 3.8 .495 0.4 1.3 .354 0.5 0.8 .625
difference:+1+0.3+1.8+1.0+0.5+1.5+0.5+0.1+0.8-0.3-0.8+0.6+1.4+.001+0.4+1.3+0.9+1.4+.035
JaVale McGee 75 15.2 6.5 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.5 5.2 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 19 13.0 3.2 0.6 1.4 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.3 2.4 .533 0.1 0.5 .200 0.6 1.0 .579
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Christian Braun JaVale McGee
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 82 20.2 7.3 1.0 2.8 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.7 5.9 .460 0.8 2.0 .384 1.1 1.6 .694
difference:+22+4.1+0.9+0.5+0.2+0.4+1.4+0.2+1.3-0.2-0.3+0.1+0.8+.048+0.8+2.0+0.1+0.3+.056
JaVale McGee 60 16.1 6.4 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.1 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 12 17.0 5.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.9 4.5 .426 0.3 1.5 .222 0.9 1.3 .688
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Christian Braun JaVale McGee
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 79 33.9 15.4 1.2 3.9 5.2 2.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 2.2 6.0 10.4 .580 1.1 2.8 .397 2.2 2.7 .827
difference:+6.1+5.3+1.6+1.3+2.8+2.1+0.6+1.9-0.3-0.7+1.8+2.8+.030+1.1+2.8+0.5+0.2+.244
JaVale McGee 79 27.8 10.1 2.8 5.2 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.6 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 14 38.9 12.6 1.8 4.6 6.4 2.4 1.2 0.7 1.0 3.4 4.8 10.6 .453 1.5 5.0 .300 1.6 2.2 .710
JaVale McGee DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Christian Braun JaVale McGee
Season 2025-262011-12
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 6 31.0 12.7 1.7 2.2 3.8 2.5 0.7 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.8 9.2 .527 0.5 2.3 .214 2.5 3.2 .789
difference:+55+5.8+1.4+1.0+2.9+4.0+2.0+0.1+1.9-0.1-0.3+0.2+0.2+.029+0.5+2.3+1.2+0.5+.328
JaVale McGee 61 25.2 11.3 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.5 0.6 2.2 1.4 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .461
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun DNP------ --- ----------
JaVale McGee 7 25.9 8.6 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 3.1 0.6 3.0 3.3 7.6 .434 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.7 .538

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 12 seasons more than Christian Braun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2013 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

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