Jimmy Butler vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff 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.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 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 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.