Jerry Bird vs. Jimmy Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Butler and Jerry Bird 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Jimmy Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Jimmy Butler 13

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 11

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 5

Steals Leader Jerry Bird 0 * Jimmy Butler 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Jimmy Butler 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Jimmy Butler 5.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Jimmy Butler 4.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Jimmy Butler 14,934

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Jimmy Butler 4,351

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Jimmy Butler 3,474

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 1,323

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 361

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Jimmy Butler 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Jimmy Butler .470

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .329

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Jimmy Butler .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 6.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 4.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 1.7

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 2,534

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 734

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 551

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 202

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 68

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Jimmy Butler 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler .460

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler .347

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017)

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.