Christian Braun vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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, 16 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 20. Christian Braun had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry 20 11 2006-07 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Christian Braun Kyle Lowry
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+66+2.0+0.9+0.6+0.1+0.7+2.4+0.9+0.1-0.7-0.7+0.5+.127+0.1+0.5+.021+2.0+2.0+.268
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Christian Braun Kyle Lowry
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+5.3+2.3+0.5+0.3+0.7+2.0+0.6+0.1-0.8-0.6+0.4+1.3+.028+0.4+0.3+.127+1.9+2.6+.004
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Christian Braun Kyle Lowry
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+2+12.1+7.8+0.9+1.8+2.7+1.0+0.2+0.3-0.5-0.3+3.5+4.8+.145+0.8+1.5+.142+0.2+0.2+.026
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
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
difference:+1+19.4+7.3+1.2+2.3+3.5+0.1+0.3+0.6-0.3-1.6+3.2+5.8+.120+1.2+3.8+.050+0.2+0.2+.032
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742

Season 4

Christian Braun Kyle Lowry
Season 2025-262009-10
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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 11 29.5 11.4 1.6 2.7 4.4 3.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.4 8.8 .495 0.5 2.5 .214 2.1 2.6 .793
difference:+57+5.2+2.3+0.3+0.4+0.8+1.5+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.3+1.7+2.0+.098+0.5+.058+1.1+1.2+.034
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Christian Braun nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 16 seasons more than Christian Braun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 20, from 2011 to 2026—Kyle Lowry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 16 extra years over Christian Braun, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game