Jimmy Butler vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 David Lee 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 David Lee 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 David Lee 329

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 David Lee 189

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 David Lee 43

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 David Lee 8

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) David Lee 0.3 (2017)