Christian Braun vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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.
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, 1 less than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Christian Braun had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Josh Giddey |
5 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +22 | +16.0 | +7.8 | +1.2 | +4.2 | +5.4 | +5.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -2.7 | -0.3 | +3.3 | +8.6 | +.076 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +.091 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.084 |
| Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +6 | +11.0 | +9.3 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +4.2 | +4.6 | +0.3 | | -2.1 | -0.2 | +4.4 | +8.8 | +.022 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +.059 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.037 |
| Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +1 | +8.8 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +.105 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.060 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.021 |
| Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| difference: | +4 | +20.8 | +3.9 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -2.5 | +1.4 | +3.1 | | +0.3 | +1.6 | +.053 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +.165 |
| Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +64 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +4.1 | +4.3 | +4.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -1.3 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +.062 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +.164 | | | +.008 |
| Josh Giddey |
70 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.465 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.378 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.781 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Christian Braun nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Josh Giddey played 1 season more than Christian Braun in the NBA.
In that period—his season 5 in 2026—Josh Giddey didn't play in the postseason. |