Jimmy Butler vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Jimmy Butler, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jimmy Butler played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Jimmy Butler had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Jimmy Butler |
13 |
11 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Jeremy Lin |
9 |
4 |
2010-11 to 2018-19 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
42 |
8.5 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.405 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.182 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.768 |
Jeremy Lin |
29 |
9.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
82 |
26.0 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.467 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.381 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.803 |
Jeremy Lin |
35 |
26.9 |
14.6 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.446 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.320 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.798 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
40.8 |
13.3 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
9.6 |
.435 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.405 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.818 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
67 |
38.7 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
10.3 |
.397 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.283 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.769 |
Jeremy Lin |
82 |
32.2 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.441 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.339 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
5 |
43.6 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.300 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
Jeremy Lin |
4 |
21.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
.250 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
.167 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
65 |
38.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.462 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.378 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.834 |
Jeremy Lin |
71 |
28.9 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
9.3 |
.446 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.358 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.823 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
42.2 |
22.9 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
17.8 |
.441 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.389 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
.819 |
Jeremy Lin |
6 |
29.5 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
10.2 |
.410 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
.217 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.813 |
|
Season 5 |
|
Jimmy Butler |
Jeremy Lin |
Season |
2015-16 | 2014-15 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Defensive Second Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
67 |
36.9 |
20.9 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
15.4 |
.454 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.312 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.832 |
Jeremy Lin |
74 |
25.8 |
11.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.369 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
76 |
37.0 |
23.9 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.455 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.367 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
.865 |
Jeremy Lin |
78 |
26.3 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
9.3 |
.412 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.336 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
6 |
39.8 |
22.7 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
18.0 |
.426 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.261 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
Jeremy Lin |
7 |
27.0 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
.413 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.214 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.821 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
59 |
36.7 |
22.2 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.350 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.854 |
Jeremy Lin |
36 |
24.5 |
14.5 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.438 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.372 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
5 |
34.0 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.444 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.833 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
65 |
33.6 |
18.7 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
13.9 |
.462 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.347 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.855 |
Jeremy Lin |
1 |
25.0 |
18.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
12 |
35.1 |
19.4 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
14.6 |
.451 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.875 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
58 |
33.8 |
19.9 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.455 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.244 |
7.6 |
9.1 |
.834 |
Jeremy Lin |
74 |
19.4 |
9.6 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
.440 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
.294 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.838 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
21 |
38.4 |
22.2 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
6.9 |
14.0 |
.488 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.349 |
7.8 |
9.1 |
.859 |
Jeremy Lin |
8 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.222 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
52 |
33.6 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.497 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.245 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
.863 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
4 |
38.5 |
14.5 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
16.0 |
.297 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.727 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
57 |
33.9 |
21.4 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
14.5 |
.480 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.233 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
.870 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
17 |
37.0 |
27.4 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
9.8 |
19.3 |
.506 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.338 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.841 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
64 |
33.4 |
22.9 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
.539 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.350 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.850 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
22 |
39.7 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
9.4 |
20.1 |
.468 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.359 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
.806 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
60 |
34.0 |
20.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
13.2 |
.499 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.414 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
.858 |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jimmy Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |