Jimmy Butler vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk and Jimmy Butler that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Walt Kirk 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Walt Kirk 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Walt Kirk 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Walt Kirk 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Walt Kirk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Walt Kirk - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.