Jimmy Butler vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gene James 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gene James 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Gene James 95

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Gene James 2

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Gene James - 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.