Carl Braun
PG · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1947-48–1961-62 · 13 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1927
★ Hall of Fame5× All-StarAll-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | Junior, Baby Face |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #4 |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1927-09-25 |
| College | Colgate |
| Seasons | 1947-48–1961-62 (13) |
Career averages
13.5 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.7 APG · 788 games · .383 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | NYK | 20 | 47 | — | .323 | — | .650 | — | 1.3 | — | — | 14.3 | — | .359 |
| 1948-49 | NYK | 21 | 57 | — | .330 | — | .760 | — | 3.0 | — | — | 14.2 | — | .394 |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 22 | 67 | — | .364 | — | .762 | — | 3.7 | — | — | 15.4 | — | .434 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 25 | 70 | 33.1 | .400 | — | .825 | 3.3 | 3.5 | — | — | 14.0 | 17.5 | .497 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 26 | 72 | 33.0 | .400 | — | .825 | 3.4 | 2.9 | — | — | 14.8 | 17.9 | .495 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 27 | 71 | 34.9 | .388 | — | .801 | 4.2 | 3.9 | — | — | 15.1 | 14.9 | .454 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 28 | 72 | 32.2 | .372 | — | .838 | 3.6 | 4.1 | — | — | 15.4 | 15.3 | .451 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 29 | 72 | 32.6 | .381 | — | .809 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | — | 13.9 | 13.9 | .444 |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 30 | 71 | 34.9 | .418 | — | .849 | 4.6 | 5.5 | — | — | 16.5 | 17.5 | .495 |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 31 | 72 | 27.2 | .420 | — | .826 | 3.5 | 4.8 | — | — | 10.5 | 15.2 | .483 |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 32 | 54 | 28.0 | .432 | — | .838 | 3.1 | 5.0 | — | — | 12.9 | 15.0 | .481 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 33 | 15 | 14.5 | .468 | — | .786 | 2.1 | 3.2 | — | — | 5.7 | 14.8 | .499 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 34 | 48 | 8.6 | .377 | — | .741 | 1.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 3.7 | 10.8 | .402 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | NYK | 47 | — | — | 276 | 854 | .323 | — | — | 119 | 183 | — | 61 | — | — | — | 671 |
| 1948-49 | NYK | 57 | — | — | 299 | 906 | .330 | — | — | 212 | 279 | — | 173 | — | — | — | 810 |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 67 | — | — | 373 | 1,024 | .364 | — | — | 285 | 374 | — | 247 | — | — | — | 1,031 |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 70 | — | 2,316 | 323 | 807 | .400 | — | — | 331 | 401 | 233 | 243 | — | — | — | 977 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 72 | — | 2,373 | 354 | 884 | .400 | — | — | 354 | 429 | 246 | 209 | — | — | — | 1,062 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 71 | — | 2,479 | 400 | 1,032 | .388 | — | — | 274 | 342 | 295 | 274 | — | — | — | 1,074 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | — | 2,316 | 396 | 1,064 | .372 | — | — | 320 | 382 | 259 | 298 | — | — | — | 1,112 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | — | 2,345 | 378 | 993 | .381 | — | — | 245 | 303 | 259 | 256 | — | — | — | 1,001 |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 71 | — | 2,475 | 426 | 1,018 | .418 | — | — | 321 | 378 | 330 | 393 | — | — | — | 1,173 |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 72 | — | 1,959 | 287 | 684 | .420 | — | — | 180 | 218 | 251 | 349 | — | — | — | 754 |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 54 | — | 1,514 | 285 | 659 | .432 | — | — | 129 | 154 | 168 | 270 | — | — | — | 699 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 15 | — | 218 | 37 | 79 | .468 | — | — | 11 | 14 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | 85 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 48 | — | 414 | 78 | 207 | .377 | — | — | 20 | 27 | 50 | 71 | — | — | — | 176 |
| Career | 788 | — | — | 3,912 | 10,211 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 2801 | 3484 | 2122 | 2892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,625 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | NYK | 47 | — | — | — | .323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948-49 | NYK | 57 | — | — | — | .330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 67 | — | — | — | .364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 70 | 33.1 | 5.0 | 12.5 | .400 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 15.2 |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 72 | 33.0 | 5.4 | 13.4 | .400 | — | — | 5.4 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 71 | 34.9 | 5.8 | 15.0 | .388 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | 32.2 | 6.2 | 16.5 | .372 | — | — | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | 32.6 | 5.8 | 15.2 | .381 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 71 | 34.9 | 6.2 | 14.8 | .418 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 17.1 |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 72 | 27.2 | 5.3 | 12.6 | .420 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.4 | — | — | — | 13.9 |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 54 | 28.0 | 6.8 | 15.7 | .432 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 6.4 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 15 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 13.0 | .468 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.9 | — | — | — | 14.0 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 48 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 18.0 | .377 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.2 | — | — | — | 15.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | NYK | 47 | — | — | .359 | — | 3.8 | 2.4 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948-49 | NYK | 57 | — | — | .394 | — | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949-50 | NYK | 67 | — | — | .434 | — | 5.2 | 1.9 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 70 | 2,316 | 17.5 | .497 | — | 6.5 | 2.5 | 9.0 | .186 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 72 | 2,373 | 17.9 | .495 | — | 7.2 | 1.3 | 8.6 | .173 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 71 | 2,479 | 14.9 | .454 | — | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .091 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 72 | 2,316 | 15.3 | .451 | — | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .075 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 72 | 2,345 | 13.9 | .444 | — | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .077 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 71 | 2,475 | 17.5 | .495 | — | 5.9 | 1.7 | 7.6 | .147 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 72 | 1,959 | 15.2 | .483 | — | 3.2 | 1.3 | 4.5 | .111 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 54 | 1,514 | 15.0 | .481 | — | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | .095 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 15 | 218 | 14.8 | .499 | — | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .097 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 48 | 414 | 10.8 | .402 | — | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .053 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.3 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 3 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .405 | — | .482 |
| 1952-53 | 9 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .320 | — | .425 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 31.2 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .346 | — | .507 |
| 1954-55 | 3 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | 1.098 |
| 1958-59 | 2 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 4.040 |
| 1961-62 | 6 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .393 | — | .420 |
| Career | 27 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .438 | — | .544 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 337 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 230–107 |
| Away | 330 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 124–206 |
| In wins | 354 | 13.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 354–0 |
| In losses | 313 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0–313 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 72 | 12.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 39–33 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 111 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 54–57 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 84 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 49–35 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 116 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 57–59 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 43–37 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Carl Braun play for?
Carl Braun plays PG for the Boston Celtics.
What are Carl Braun's career stats?
Carl Braun has averaged 13.5 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.7 APG over 13 seasons (1947-48–1961-62).
How tall is Carl Braun?
Carl Braun is 6-5 (180 lb).