Christian Braun vs. Sam Cassell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Cassell 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 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Sam Cassell, who played 15. Christian Braun had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Sam Cassell had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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 |
3 |
3 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
| Sam Cassell |
15 |
11 |
1993-94 to 2007-08 |
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: | +10 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +.077 | | | +.059 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +.216 |
| Sam Cassell |
66 |
17.0 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.418 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.295 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.841 |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +8.7 | +6.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +3.6 | +0.4 | | -1.6 | -1.3 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +.139 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +.178 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +.286 |
| Sam Cassell |
22 |
21.7 |
9.4 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
.394 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.378 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.865 |
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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: | | +2.8 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.033 | | +0.3 | +.054 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +.149 |
| Sam Cassell |
82 |
23.0 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
.427 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.330 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.843 |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +5.0 | +5.9 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -1.5 | +1.5 | +3.2 | +.012 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +.178 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +.147 |
| Sam Cassell |
22 |
22.0 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.438 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.400 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.835 |
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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: | +18 | +6.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +.141 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.049 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +.002 |
| Sam Cassell |
61 |
27.6 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.439 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.348 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.825 |
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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: | +6 | +13.1 | +2.2 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +4.3 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +.132 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.024 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.083 |
| Sam Cassell |
8 |
25.8 |
10.4 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
10.1 |
.321 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.276 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.793 |
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Additional Years |
* Sam Cassell played 12 seasons more than Christian Braun in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1997 to 2008—Sam Cassell played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Christian Braun, Sam Cassell got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion