Jimmy Butler vs. Tommy Kearns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Kearns 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.

Tommy Kearns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Tommy Kearns 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Tommy Kearns 1

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Tommy Kearns 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Tommy Kearns 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Tommy Kearns 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Tommy Kearns 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Tommy Kearns 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 Tommy Kearns 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Tommy Kearns 2

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Tommy Kearns 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Tommy Kearns 1.000

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Tommy Kearns -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Tommy Kearns - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Tommy Kearns -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Tommy Kearns -

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Tommy Kearns -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Tommy Kearns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Tommy Kearns -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Tommy Kearns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Tommy Kearns - 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.