Carl Braun vs. Serge Ibaka Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Serge Ibaka 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, 1 less than Serge Ibaka, who played 14. Carl Braun had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, while Serge Ibaka had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Serge Ibaka 14 12 2009-10 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1947-482009-10
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost 1st RdThunder 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
Serge Ibaka 73 18.1 6.3 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.8 5.1 .543 0.0 0.0 .500 0.8 1.3 .630
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
Serge Ibaka 6 25.5 7.8 2.2 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.3 2.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 5.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 2

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1948-492010-11
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsThunder 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 57 - 14.2 - - - 3.0 - - - 2.5 5.2 15.9 .330 - - - 3.7 4.9 .760
Serge Ibaka 82 27.0 9.9 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.5 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .750
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
Serge Ibaka 17 28.8 9.8 2.8 4.5 7.3 0.2 0.2 3.1 1.2 3.8 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .825

Season 3

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1949-502011-12
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsThunder Lost NBA 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 67 - 15.4 - - - 3.7 - - - 2.8 5.6 15.3 .364 - - - 4.3 5.6 .762
Serge Ibaka 66 27.2 9.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 0.4 0.5 3.7 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.4 .535 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.8 .661
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
Serge Ibaka 20 28.5 9.8 2.4 3.4 5.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.0 .528 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.8 .722

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

Season 4

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1952-532012-13
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Serge Ibaka 80 31.1 13.2 2.8 4.9 7.7 0.5 0.4 3.0 1.6 2.7 5.6 9.7 .573 0.3 0.7 .351 1.8 2.4 .749
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
Serge Ibaka 11 33.3 12.8 3.5 4.8 8.4 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.6 3.5 5.4 12.3 .437 0.4 0.8 .444 1.7 2.2 .792

Season 5

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1953-542013-14
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First 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
Serge Ibaka 81 32.9 15.1 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 1.5 2.9 6.5 12.1 .536 0.3 0.7 .383 1.9 2.5 .784
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
Serge Ibaka 17 34.2 12.1 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.2 3.2 5.1 8.6 .592 0.3 0.8 .385 1.5 2.0 .765

Season 6

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1954-552014-15
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 71 34.9 15.1 - - 4.2 3.9 - - - 2.9 5.6 14.5 .388 - - - 3.9 4.8 .801
Serge Ibaka 64 33.1 14.3 2.1 5.7 7.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.5 3.0 5.8 12.3 .476 1.2 3.2 .376 1.4 1.7 .836
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
Serge Ibaka ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1955-562015-16
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 32.2 15.4 - - 3.6 4.1 - - - 3.0 5.5 14.8 .372 - - - 4.4 5.3 .838
Serge Ibaka 78 32.1 12.6 1.8 5.0 6.8 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.4 2.7 5.3 11.1 .479 0.8 2.4 .326 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 18 33.4 12.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.5 2.8 4.7 9.1 .521 1.7 3.8 .449 0.8 1.1 .750

Season 8

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1956-572016-17
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Serge Ibaka 79 30.7 14.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.3 2.7 6.0 12.4 .480 1.6 4.0 .391 1.4 1.6 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 10 30.7 14.3 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.4 0.4 1.7 1.1 3.7 6.0 13.0 .462 1.2 3.8 .316 1.1 1.3 .846

Season 9

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1957-582017-18
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Serge Ibaka 76 27.5 12.6 1.0 5.3 6.3 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.2 2.8 5.0 10.3 .483 1.4 3.9 .360 1.2 1.6 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 10 26.0 8.7 1.3 4.6 5.9 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 3.0 7.2 .417 0.9 2.4 .375 1.8 2.2 .818

Season 10

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1958-592018-19
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNBA 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 72 27.2 10.5 - - 3.5 4.8 - - - 2.5 4.0 9.5 .420 - - - 2.5 3.0 .826
Serge Ibaka 74 27.2 15.0 2.1 6.0 8.1 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.5 2.9 6.3 11.9 .529 0.7 2.3 .290 1.8 2.4 .763
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
Serge Ibaka 24 20.8 9.4 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.8 8.0 .477 0.4 1.6 .237 1.3 1.8 .762

Season 11

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1959-602019-20
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Serge Ibaka 55 27.0 15.4 2.1 6.1 8.2 1.4 0.5 0.8 2.0 2.8 6.2 12.2 .512 1.3 3.3 .385 1.6 2.3 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 11 22.8 14.8 1.5 6.2 7.7 1.2 0.2 1.3 1.1 2.5 5.7 10.0 .573 2.1 4.1 .511 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 12

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1960-612020-21
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
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
Serge Ibaka 41 23.3 11.1 1.8 4.9 6.7 1.8 0.2 1.1 1.1 1.9 4.5 8.9 .510 1.0 2.8 .339 1.0 1.3 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 2 9.0 5.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 13

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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
Serge Ibaka 54 16.3 6.8 1.1 3.5 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.7 5.5 .500 0.7 1.8 .374 0.6 0.8 .727
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
Serge Ibaka 6 3.7 1.5 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.7 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 14

Carl Braun Serge Ibaka
Season -2022-23
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka 16 11.6 4.1 0.9 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.6 3.4 .481 0.4 1.1 .333 0.5 0.8 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Braun ------- --- ----------
Serge Ibaka ------- --- ----------