Kobe Bryant vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Jimmy Butler 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Jimmy Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Jimmy Butler 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Jimmy Butler 5

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Jimmy Butler 0

Steals Leader Kobe Bryant 0 Jimmy Butler 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)